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Rockingham

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Rockingham

Village in Northamptonshire, England, 5 km/3 mi northwest of Corby. It was formerly the centre of a royal forest. Rockingham Castle, built by William (I) the Conqueror on the site of earlier earthworks, dominates the Welland valley. The village has many 17th- and 18th-century houses.

Rockingham

Town and administrative headquarters of Richmond County, south North Carolina; population (1990) 9,400. It is situated on Hitchcock Creek, to the east of the Pee Dee River, and 97 km/60 mi east-southeast of Charlotte. Settled in the 1780s in an area that produces fruit, tobacco, cotton, and lumber, it has produced textiles, paper, and other light manufactures.
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When he heard that the Rockingham Cabinet was fatigued to death and at its wits' end, he exclaimed that it could not have been the length of the journey which had tired it.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
I only wish you could see my new hat and go with me, for Lord Rockingham promised to be there.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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