Towcester, Northamptonshire

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Towcester is a town in Northamptonshire

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Towcester within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Towcester in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Towcester.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Northamptonshire, on river Tove, 8½ miles SW. of Northampton, 2790 ac., pop. 2834; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Towcester occupies the site of a Roman station, and was an important place in Saxon times. Of its walls, raised in the reign of Edward the Elder, some faint traces remain. Shoe-making and the mfr. of pillow-lace are carried on.

Towcester in the Domesday Book

A village in Towcester hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

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