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Northamptonshire

[ nawr-thamp-tuhn-sheer, -sher, nawrth-hamp- ]

noun

  1. a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2,365 sq. km).


Northamptonshire

/ nɔːθˈhæmp-; nɔːˈθæmptənˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

  1. a county of central England: agriculture, food processing, engineering, and footwear industries. Administrative centre: Northampton. Pop: 642 700 (2003 est). Area: 2367 sq km (914 sq miles) Northants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Bang in the middle of England, Northamptonshire has more storage and distribution centres than anywhere else in the country.

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But more than 40 years ago, a similar vision was announced just outside Corby, Northamptonshire.

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Employees at the breakfast cereal company will stage protests outside the firm's Burton Latimer and Corby sites, both in Northamptonshire, from 29 April.

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John Price KC, prosecuting, said Davenport, of Middleton Cheney in Northamptonshire, had been "distressed by how her father appeared".

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In a statement previously released through Northamptonshire Police, they said: "She will be missed beyond words, and she will never be forgotten."

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