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"Northamptonshire,
(or Northampton), south-midland county of England, bounded
N. by Leicestershire, Rutland, and Lincolnshire, E. by Cambridgeshire,
Huntingdonshire, and Bedfordshire, S. by Bucks and Oxfordshire,
and W. by Warwickshire; greatest length, NE. to SW., about
70 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., about 26 miles; area,
629,912 acres, population 272,555. Although the surface appearance
of the county is generally hilly there are no elevations of
considerable altitude, the highest being near Daventry, where
Arbury Hill reaches 804 ft. The NE. part of the county belongs
to the Fen district. In some localities, particularly the
W. and SW., the scenery is especially attractive; while here
and there throughout the county rich woods and well-watered
vales afford pleasing aspects. The chief rivers are the Nen
and the Welland; the Avon forms a part of the N. boundary
of the Co., the Cherwell of the SW. boundary, and the Leam
of the W. boundary; the Ouse has its rise near Brackley in
the S. . . Throughout the whole county, farming is successfully
prosecuted, all kinds of cereal and green crops being raised;
while upon the splendid pastures large numbers of cattle are
reared, principally for the London market. Northampton is
celebrated for its ash trees, old oaks, and elm avenues. .
. Iron is largely found, and although worked as early as the
time of the Roman occupation, its modern manufacture dates
only from 1850. . . Apart from ironworkng, the great industry
of the county is centred in the manufacture of boots and shoes
in the town of Northampton and the towns of the middle of
the county." [Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles,
1887]
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