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|Known as the Rose of the Shires, the county is located in Central England in the East Midland region.
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried at Northampton Castle in 1164.
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'''County town:''' Northampton
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'''Other major towns:''' Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire Places of Worship]]'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandNorthamptonshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/ro/Pages/default.aspx '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/leisure/libraries/pages/default.aspx Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Service]
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northamptonshire Lookup-Exchange]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages] 
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1482&documentID=311 Boot And Shoe Collection]
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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*[http://www.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
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*[http://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index: Northants]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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*[http://www.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
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*[http://www.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
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*[http://www.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/cold_higham.html Cold Higham Christening Records]
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
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*[http://www.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]   
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*[http://www.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
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*[http://www.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/wellingborough/earls_barton_01.shtml A Personal Tour of Earls Barton]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
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*[http://www.paulmanning.net/roll-of-honour.htm Far Cotton, Northampton Roll of Honour]
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
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*[http://www.grafton-regis.co.uk/ Grafton Regis A Place in the Country, A Place in the Country's History]
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*[http://www.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]   
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
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*[http://maskew.users.btopenworld.com/ Kettering War Memorial]
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby - A very Brief Village History]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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*[http://www.localhistories.org/northampton.html Northampton History From Saxon Times to Modern Day]
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*[http://www.east-northantsonline.co.uk/pp/location/showGoldSites.asp?locationid=481&turnOffNav=2 Oundle Links]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/pattishall.html Pattishall Marriage Records]
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*[http://paulerspury.org/content/view/18/49/ Paulespury]
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
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*[http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html Rothwell's Long History]   
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*[http://www.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]
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*[http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html Rushden Research " Hearts & Soles"]
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*[http://www.rhts.co.uk/ Rushden Historic Transport Society]
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*[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/rushden/index.html Rushden Town Guide]   
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/sbn/index.htm Families of the Parish of Stoke Bruerne]
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*[http://www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk/ History of The Parish of Thorpe Mandeville]
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
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*[http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=towcester&l11.x=0&l11.y=0 Families of Towcester]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
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*[http://www.warmington.org/history/index.htm Warmington Village History Pages]
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*[http://www.wellingborough.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=437&pageNumber=2 The Borough Council of Wellingborough]
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*[http://www.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
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*[http://www.reocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills, Mainly Sulgrave]
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/yh/index.htm Some of the Families of Yardley Hastings]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
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'''Places Of Interest'''
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*[http://www.78derngate.org.uk/ 78 Dernagte]
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*[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Boughton House]
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*[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/Delapre Delapre Abbey]
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
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==Register Office==
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'''County Registration Service'''
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Northamptonshire County Council<br>
 
Northamptonshire County Council<br>
 
PO Box 5594<br>
 
PO Box 5594<br>
 
Northampton<br>
 
Northampton<br>
 
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
 
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/bdm/register/Pages/default.aspx County Register Offices]
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'''Corby Register Office'''
  
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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/C...er_offices.htm Northamptonshire County Council]
 
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Corby Register Office<br>
 
 
The Register Office<br>
 
The Register Office<br>
 
The Old Stables<br>
 
The Old Stables<br>
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Corby<br>
 
Corby<br>
 
NN17 1TD<br>
 
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*Corby Registration District comprises: Corby and the parishes of Cottingham, East Carlton, Great Oakley, Gretton, Little Oakley, Middleton, Newton, Rockingham, Stanion and Weldon. <br>
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
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Lodge Road<br>
 
Lodge Road<br>
 
Daventry<br>
 
Daventry<br>
 
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NN11 4FP<br>
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*Daventry Registration District comprises: Ashby St Ledgers, Badby, Barby, Braunston, Brockhall, Byfield, Canons Ashby, Catesby, Charwelton, Clay Coton, Crick, Daventry, Dodford, Elkington, Everdon, Farthingstone, Fawsley, Flore, Hellidon, Kilsby, Lilbourne, Long Buckby, Newnham, Norton, Preston Capes, Stanford, Staverton, Stowe Nine Churches, Watford, Weedon Bec, Welton, West Haddon, Whilton, Winwick, Woodford cum Membris, Yelvertoft.<br>
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
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The Register Office<br>
 
The Register Office<br>
 
10 London Road<br>
 
10 London Road<br>
 
Kettering<br>
 
Kettering<br>
 
NN15 7QU<br>
 
NN15 7QU<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*Kettering Registration District comprises: Ashley, Barton Seagrave, Brampton Ash, Braybrooke, Broughton, Burton Latimer, Cranford, Cransley, Desborough, Dingley, Geddington, Grafton Underwood, Harrington, Kettering, Loddington, Mawsley, Newton, Orton, Pytchley, Rothwell, Rushton, Stoke Albany, Sutton Bassett, Thorpe Malsor, Warkton, Weekley, Weston-by-Welland, Wilbarston.<br>
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'''Northampton Register Office'''<BR>
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======Northampton======
 
 
The Guildhall<br>
 
The Guildhall<br>
 
Northampton<br>
 
Northampton<br>
 
NN1 1DE<br>
 
NN1 1DE<br>
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*Northampton Registration District comprises: Althorp, Arthingworth, Ashton, Billing, Boughton, Brafield-on-the-Green, Chapel Brampton, Church Brampton, Brington, Brixworth, Bugbrooke, Castle Ashby, Clipston, Cogenhoe, Cold Ashby, Collingtree, Cottesbrooke, Courteenhall, Creaton, Denton, Draughton, Duston, East Farndon, East Haddon, Grange Park, Great Houghton, Guilsborough, Hackleton, Hannington, Hardingstone, Harlestone, Harpole, Hartwell, Haselbech, Nether Heyford, Upper Heyford, Holcot, Holdenby, Hollowell, Little Houghton, Kelmarsh, Kislingbury, Lamport, Maidwell, Marston Trussell, Milton Malsor, Moulton, Naseby, Northampton, Old, Overstone, Great Oxendon, Pitsford, Quinton, Ravensthorpe, Roade, Rothersthorpe, Scaldwell, Sibbertoft, Spratton, Sulby, Thornby, Upton, Walgrave, Welford, Wootton, Yardley Hastings.<br>
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''
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The Old Courthouse<br>
 
The Old Courthouse<br>
 
Mill Road<br>
 
Mill Road<br>
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Peterborough<br>
 
Peterborough<br>
 
PE8 4BW<br>
 
PE8 4BW<br>
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*Oundle/Thrapston Registration District comprises: Aldwincle, Apethorpe, Ashton, Barnwell, Benefield, Blatherwycke, Brigstock, Bulwick, Clopton, Collyweston, Cotterstock, Deene, Deenethorpe, Denford, Duddington with Fineshade, Easton-on-the-Hill, Fotheringhay, Glapthorn, Great Addington, Harringworth, Hemington, Islip, King's Cliffe, Laxton, Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe, Little Addington, Lowick, Luddington, Lutton, Nassington, Oundle, Pilton, Polebrook, Ringstead, Slipton, Southwick, Stoke Doyle, Sudborough, Tansor, Thorpe Achurch, Thrapston, Thurning, Titchmarsh, Twywell, Wadenhoe, Wakerley, Warmington, Woodford, Woodnewton, Yarwell.<br>
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Towcester/Brackley Register Office<br>
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''
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Sunny Banks<br>
 
Sunny Banks<br>
 
55 Brackley Road<br>
 
55 Brackley Road<br>
 
Towcester<br>
 
Towcester<br>
 
NN12 6DH<br>
 
NN12 6DH<br>
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*The Towcester and Brackley Registration District comprises: Abthorpe, Adstone, Alderton, Aston-le-Walls, Astcote, Aynho, Blakesley, Blisworth, Boddington, Brackley, Bradden, Chacombe, Chipping Warden, Cold Higham, Cosgrove, Croughton, Culworth, Deanshanger,Eastcote, Easton Neston, Edgcote, Evenley, Eydon, Farthinghoe, Gayton, Greatworth, Grafton Regis, Greens Norton, Helmdon, Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Kings Sutton, Litchborough, Maidford, Marston St Lawrence, Middleton Cheney, Moreton Pinkney, Newbottle, Old Stratford, Overthorpe, Pattishall, Paulerspury, Potterspury, Radstone, Shutlanger, Silverstone, Slapton, Stoke Bruerne, Sulgrave, Syresham, Thenford, Thorpe Mandeville, Tiffield, Towcester, Warkworth, Wappenham, Weston and Weedon, Whitfield, Whittlebury, Wicken, Woodend, Yardley Gobion.<br>
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''
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Council Offices<br>
 
Council Offices<br>
 
Swanspool House<br>
 
Swanspool House<br>
 
Wellingborough<br>
 
Wellingborough<br>
 
NN8 1BP<br>
 
NN8 1BP<br>
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*Wellingborough Registration Disrict comprises: Bozeat, Chelveston, Earls Barton, Easton Maudit, Ecton, Finedon, Great Doddington, Great Harrowden, Grendon, Hardwick, Hargrave, Higham Ferrers, Irchester, Irthlingborough, Isham, Little Harrowden, Mears Ashby, Newton Bromswold, Orlingbury, Raunds, Rushden, Stanwick, Strixton, Sywell, Wellingborough, Wilby, Wollaston.<br><br>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm County Record Office]<br><br>
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]<br><br>
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/northants.html Local History Society Gateway Page]<br><br>
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northants Family History Society]<br><br>
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Cold Ashby Site]<br><br>
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10nhamp251/10nhamp251gazA.htm Town And Village Maps]<br><br>
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northampton Workhouses]<br><br>
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Parish Records]<br><br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northants FamilyTree.Net]<br><br>
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1482&documentID=311 Boot And Shoe Collection]<br><br>
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northampton Parish Data]<br><br>
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]<br><br>
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*[http://www.northampton.webhop.net/ Northamptonshire By Postcards and Books]<br><br>
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census Information]<br><br>
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*[http://www.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle Links]<br><br>
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/topics.html Burton Latimer]<br><br>
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Back to [[England]]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/soldier%20index.htm Northampton independent soldier photograph index]<br><br>
 
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project]<br><br>
 
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*[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills]<br><br>
 
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index]<br><br>
 
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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.


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.


County town: Northampton


Other major towns: Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.


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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


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