county town

Example Sentences

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No-one expected Suffolk's county town to be thrust into the spotlight and become the focus of worldwide media attention.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

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 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

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