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Fotheringhay, par. and vil., N. Northamptonshire, on river Nen, 3½ miles NE. of Oundle, 2110 ac., pop. 225; P.O.; in Fotheringhay Castle (1066), now in ruins, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded (1587), after an imprisonment of 19 years.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Fotheringhay AP/CP Northamptonshire AncC |
Place: | Fotheringhay |
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