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County town
Northampton
Major river which flows through the above place
Nene
Motor racing circuit which is the usual home of the British Grand Prix
Silverstone
Major Roman highway which passes through Towcester
Watling Street
US 'Founding Father' whose father was born in Ecton in Northamptonshire
Benjamin Franklin
Sulgrave Manor was the ancestral home of this other 'Founding Father'
George Washington
Town in the north of the county which was once home to a thriving steelworks
Corby
Born in Grafton Regis in 1437, this woman married Edward IV and became queen of England
Elizabeth Woodville
Village which gave its name to a decisive battle in the First English Civil War
Naseby
Born in Rothwell, this regular of the 'Carry On' films went on to star on Broadway and narrated all seven Harry Potter audiobooks for the American market
Jim Dale
Nickname of Northampton Town Football Club which references the town's shoe-making industry
The Cobblers
DNA double-helix pioneer, born in the county
Francis Crick
Major east-west trunk road which passes through the county, linking Felixstowe to the M1
A14
Large industrial town on the above road, situated to the northeast of the county town
Kettering
Althorp is the ancestral family home of the Spencer family and burial place of this princess