Market Square
Introduction
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Market Square
Image: © Burgess Von Thunen Taken: 21 Sep 2010
With the newly-installed fountain in the foreground. The original fountain was demolished in the 1960s. Dating back to 1235, Northampton's Market Square is one of the oldest in England, although it was nearly 300 years later that it was first paved, in 1530. That's the Borough Council for you! In the 16th and 17th century it became illegal for "butchers or fishmongers wives" to "fall out with one another". The market has been the scene of large livestock fairs, unsuccessful balloon launches, bizarre trapeze-related deaths and riots.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.238247
Longitude
-0.896222