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Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Communities[1] and through this has links with 24 other EU members. Through the Desborough and District Twinning Association[2] the town is twinned with Neuville de Poitou in the Vienne departement of France and with Bievre in Belgium. Desborough developed around the spinning and weaving industries, by the nineteenth century specialising in silk. Many archaeological finds from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon periods have been made in the town, some of which have been inducted into the collection of London's British Museum. The Desborough Mirror is an example of this. Desborough is 8 km (5 miles) south-east of Market Harborough, 8 km (5 miles) north-west of Kettering and 8 km (5 miles) south-west of Corby. The Kettering Leg of the Student cross pilgrimage leaves from near Desborough every year. The A6 Rothwell-Desborough Bypass opened on August 14, 2003. Notable buildings in the town include the thirteenth century parish church. The Domesday Book of 1086 refers to Desborough, in modern day Northamptonshire, as a 'place of judgement'. In fact the name itself is thought to have derived from 'Disburg' which meant a sacred and fortified place.
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