county town

Example Sentences

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"We are aware of the need to reassure people and everything possible is being done to make sure we keep our county town and the county safe."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

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

Those are the views of some of the 80,000-strong electorate in Buckingham, the county town of Buckinghamshire, who feel they haven't had a democratic say at a general election since 2005.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2019

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