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| | Northamptonshire - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Northamptonshire (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22) |
 | | Northamptonshire is bounded on the north by Rutland and Leicestershire;; on the east by Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, and Milton Keynes; on the south by Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; and on the west by Warwickshire. |
 | | Northamptonshire was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and in the 11th century was part of the earldom of Tostig. |
 | | In 1215 the barons besieged Northampton Castle, held by King John, and in 1264 the castle was taken from Simon de Montfort, leader of the baronial opposition to the king, by Henry III. |
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