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county town

NOUN
county seat
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Sheeran is known for playing impromptu gigs in Suffolk's county town, including one on the Town Hall steps in 2022.

From BBC May 4, 2025

The tax value of the property runs to $66,430 - an annual bill of $795.43 including county, town and fire protection taxes.

From Washington Times Jan. 4, 2021

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

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2016

I tried to travel to the county town to lodge a complaint, but the police turned me back.

From The Guardian May 6, 2013

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




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