As a shireNorthamptonshire was probably of Danish origin, representing in the 10th century the area which owed allegiance to Northampton as a political and administrative centre.
The iron-mines and stone-quarries of Northamptonshire were worked in Roman times, but the former were entirely neglected from the Plantagenet period until their rediscovery in 1850, while the two most famous quarries, those of Barnack and Stanion, were exhausted about the 16th century.
Although Northamptonshire was rich in monastic foundations, remains, except of the abbey-church of Peterborough, afterwards the cathedral, are of small importance.
His History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire was the first published work that gathered together natural history, social and genealogical information for the whole county, and it is widely recognised as one of the major county histories of the eighteenth century.
He was eminently placed to write Northamptonshire's county history and began the "great undertaking" in 1718.
Unfortunately his untimely death in 1724 meant that he never saw his work published; indeed it wasn't until 1791 when the two volumes of the History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire were published in their final format by Peter Whalley.
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There is a history behind the issue of fl history in the County.
A summary of this "history" has been summarised in a separate paper that is available.
To use information technology systems to produce a computerised database on the historyNorthamptonshire's Black communities and to development a web-site about the work of the project and the history of fl communities in the County.
Cricinfo - A brief history of Northamptonshire(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The history of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club can be traced as far back as 1820, although they did not form officially until 1878 when substantial reorganisation took place.
They were granted first-class status in 1904 after the bowling of George Thompson and William East had helped them to dominate the Minor Counties Championship in the preceding years.
Northamptonshire reorganised well after World War Two, recruiting Freddie Brown from Surrey who would go on to captain England, as well as the Australians Jock Livingston, George Tribe and Jack Manning.
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During your visit you will be able to discover 800 years of Black history in Northamptonshire.
This is the result of the hard work undertaken by the team involved in the Northamptonshire Black History Project.
If we leave it to the people in power to write our history we should not complain when we are portrayed negatively, but if we begin to record and write our own history we may then have a clearer vision of our future.
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CADwire.net - Directory > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > England > Northamptonshire > Society and Culture(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Northamptonshire Archaeology - A contracting service of Northamptonshire County Council, providing a full range of archaeological services.
Northamptonshire Association for Local History - Promote and support interest in local history.
Northamptonshire Past - The Victoria County History of Northamptonshire explains its work: volumes already published and in progress, including online draft text.
