Northamptonshire

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Northamptonshire: Holy Cross Church

Kettering, England: Rushton Hall

Northamptonshire, England

Sulgrave, Northamptonshire: Sulgrave Manor

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Northamptonshire: Holy Cross Church

Kettering, England: Rushton Hall

Northamptonshire, England

Sulgrave, Northamptonshire: Sulgrave Manor

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