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'''Places Of Interest''' | '''Places Of Interest''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Kelmarsh Hall] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall] | ||
*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle] | *[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle] | ||
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions] | ||
==Register Office== | ==Register Office== | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 28 January 2010
| Known as the Rose of the Shires, the county is located in Central England in the East Midland region.
As well as being famous for its shoemaking heritage, it is also home to Althorpe house, ancestral home of the Spencer family, Towcester racecourse and Silverstone race circuit. Northampton has a fine museum dedicated to the history of the boot & shoe industry which is well worth a visit. Much of the shoemaking industry is now gone, making way for modern day employment, such as Barclaycard. Other large employers- Avon Cosmetics and Express Lifts are also sadly gone and provided much needed employment for the town. Of 12 Memorial crosses to commemorate the route taken by Queen Eleanor to her final resting place in Lincolnshire, only 3 remain, Charing Cross, One In Geddington, near Kettering and the other in Northampton itself. The town of Corby, famed for its steel production, has a high percentage of inhabitants with Scottish ancestry and indeed holds a 'Highland Games' each year in honour of this.
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| John Dryden was born in the county and lived at Titchmarsh.
Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried at Northampton Castle in 1164.
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Places Of Interest
Register Office
County Registration Service
Northamptonshire County Council
PO Box 5594
Northampton
NN4 0WY
Tel: 01604 707907
Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Website links: County Register Offices
Corby Register Office
The Register Office
The Old Stables
Cottingham Road
Corby
NN17 1TD
Tel: 01536 203141
Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Daventry Register Office
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
Tel: 01327 302209
Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
Kettering Register Office
The Register Office
10 London Road
Kettering
NN15 7QU
Tel: 01536 514792
Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Northampton Register Office
The Guildhall
Northampton
NN1 1DE
Tel: 01604 745396
Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Oundle/Thrapston Register Office
The Old Courthouse
Mill Road
Oundle
Peterborough
PE8 4BW
Tel: 01832 273413
Email: oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Towcester/Brackley Register Office
Sunny Banks
55 Brackley Road
Towcester
NN12 6DH
Tel: 01327 350774
Email: towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Wellingborough Register Office
Council Offices
Swanspool House
Wellingborough
NN8 1BP
Tel: 01933 231548/9
Email: wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Requests for Research and Photographs in this area
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.
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