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Daventry

UK/ˈdævəntɹi/

Daventry proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5762).

Proper noun

Daventry

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5762).
  2. A former local government district of Northamptonshire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town of Daventry; it was abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged into the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire.

Questions about Daventry

What does Daventry mean?
Daventry means a market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5762).
What part of speech is Daventry?
Daventry is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Daventry?
Daventry is pronounced /ˈdævəntɹi/ (UK).

Words near Daventry in the dictionary

  1. Davenport Green
  2. Davenport trick
  3. Davenport tricks
  4. davenports
  5. davens
  6. Daventry
  7. Daveon
  8. Davern
  9. Daverns
  10. Daversa
  11. Daversas

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