Northamptonshire
East Midlands county with Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and industrial heritage.
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It is a landlocked county sometimes known as the South Midlands.[1] The county contains the watershed between the River Severn and The Wash.[2] Located in the East Midlands region of England, Northamptonshire is a ceremonial county.[3]
Geography and history
During the Industrial Revolution Northamptonshire became known for its footwear.[4] The county's livestock were celebrated, with horned cattle fed to extraordinary sizes and many horses of the large black breed reared.[5] Arbury Hill, situated just south of Daventry, is the county's highest point, reaching 225 m.[2] Evidence from the Iron Age and Roman periods exists in Northamptonshire; during the 7th century, Angles and Saxons settled there, and it subsequently became part of Mercia.[4]
Starting in 1850, a substantial ironstone quarrying industry emerged in the northern part of the county.[6] The shortest ceremonial county boundary in England, measuring 20 yards, is the one shared between Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.[2]
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A 2018 BBC News report stated that cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council should be scrapped, according to a government report ordered by Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid.[7] The same report recommended the creation of two new unitary councils, one covering Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire and the other covering Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough.[7] The BBC News report noted that auditor KPMG issued a legal warning that led the council to re-work its budget for 2018-19 to make £40m worth of cuts.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Official information on visiting and holidaying in Northamptonshire" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: UK Genealogy Archives: Transcript from Pigot & Co's Commercial Directory, 1830 . Retrieved 15 August 2009.; Bathurst 2012, p. 56-59; Northamptonshire Genealogy: Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887 . Retrieved 15 August 2009.; "Lincolnshire County Council", Thebythams.org.uk, 24 October 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Northamptonshire", collinsdictionary.com; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Northamptonshire England, UK History & Facts", Britannica, 13 June 2023; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brookes, R., Whittaker, W.B. The General Gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary, in miniature. 1823. Retrieved 5 September 2009. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northamptonshire" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: GENUKI: Northamptonshire Genealogy: Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887 . Kellner.eclipse.co.uk, 11 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Northamptonshire County Council 'should be scrapped'", BBC News, 15 March 2018. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
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- Wikipedia: Northamptonshire (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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