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Oundle is a market town on the left bank of the River Nene in the East Northamptonshire District, of Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the 2011 UK census. It is 69 miles (111 kilometres) north of London and 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Peterborough. Oundle was an urban district from 1894 until 1974. Since 1974 it has been part of the East Northamptonshire District. The town's most notable school is Oundle School, founded in 1556, a co-educational boarding independent school with around a thousand pupils, most of whom are boarders. A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Oundle from John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles of 1887:
The East Northamptonshire District was merged with the Corby District, the Kettering District, and the Wellingborough District to become the North Northamptonshire District in April 2021. The new District was one of two unitary authorities replacing the County of Northamptonshire, the other being named the South Northamptonshire District. [edit] Research Tips
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