county town

Example Sentences

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The Sussex bonfire is named after the famous bonfire night in the Sussex county town of Lewes.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Palmer grew up in Catford, 30-miles from Kent's county town of Maidstone, while Coventry’s nine-goal striker Matt Godden is Kent-born and once played for the Stones local rivals Ebbsfleet.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024

The Hub needs leadership, ownership, imagination, and regional thinking, along with a partnership between the state, county, town, Rechler, and future investors.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2020

The train station in Tralee, the county town of County Kerry, is named for him.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2016

At one we stopped for lunch at one of those inevitable old-fashioned hotels in the main street of a county town.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier