Northamptonshirenoun
/ˌnɔːˈθhæmp.tən.ʃər//ˌnɔːrˈθhæmp.tən.ʃɚ/a county (= area with its own local government) in central England:
She is from Kettering in Northamptonshire.
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- In Northamptonshire, where I live, walnut trees are quite common in country gardens, churchyards and on farmland.
- George James Cox established his footwear company in 1906, in Northamptonshire, the traditional home of England's finest shoemakers.
- He played county cricket for Northamptonshire.
- Ann and James Padden, from Northamptonshire, bought a holiday home in France.
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