Northamptonshire
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English Norðhamtunscir, equivalent to Northampton + shire.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θˌhæmp.tən.ʃə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Northamptonshire
- A midland county of England. County town Northampton, bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
- 2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life[1], archived from the original on 14 May 2025:
- Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.
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