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Battlefield Attractions In Northampton

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Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies on the River Nene, about 60 miles north-west of London and 45 miles south-east of Birmingham as the crow flies. One of the largest towns in the UK, Northampton had a population of 212,100 in the 2011 census. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. During the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, which was an occasional royal residence and regularly hosted the Parliament of England. Medieval Northampton had many churches, monasteries ...
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Battlefield Attractions In Northampton

  • 1. Delapre Abbey Northampton
    Delapré Abbey, or more properly, the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré, the suffix meaning in or of the Meadow, is a neo-classical mansion and outbuildings which incorporates remains of a former monastery in the meadows of the River Nene 1 mile south south-east of Northampton. The latter institution was founded as a nunnery about the year 1145 devoted to the congregation of the great Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France. Its expansive sloping grounds are a nationally-protected Wars of the Roses battlefield, as a one-time site of the advance of the Yorkists during the Battle of Northampton .
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