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Northern Rail Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. The franchise was won by a consortium formed of NedRailways (the English unit of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the state-owned train operating company of the Netherlands) and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems.
Northern Railway (Austria) The Northern Railway (German Nordbahn, KFNB; Czech Severní dráha císaře Ferdinanda, SDCF) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Its main line was supposed to connect Vienna with salt mines in Bochnia near Kraków.
Northern Railway of Canada The Northern Railway of Canada was a historical Canadian railway located in the province of Ontario. It was eventually acquired by the Grand Trunk Railway, and is therefore a predecessor to the modern Canadian National Railway.
Northern Range The Northern Range is the range of tall hills across the northern portion of Trinidad, the major island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The hills rise abruptly from the lowlands of northern Trinidad (the so-called East-West Corridor), but only the two tallest peaks, El Cerro del Aripo and El Tucuche top 900 m.
Northern Records Northern Records is an independent record label located in California. Founded in 1999, Northern Records is an independent music company that brings together talented artists from across all musical boundaries to collaborate and/or work independently on projects for both art and commerce.
Northern Redcurrant Northern Redcurrant or Swamp Redcurrant (Ribes triste) is a shrub in the flowering plant family Grossulariaceae, native to northern North America in Alaska, Canada, and the United States south to Oregon and Virginia.
Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa, created in 1911 by combining North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia, which were controlled by the British South Africa Company. From 1924 the administration came under the United Kingdom government, and Northern Rhodesia became independent in 1964 as Zambia.
Northern Rock Northern Rock () is a British bank based at Regent Centre near Newcastle Upon Tyne in northern England. Formerly the Northern Rock Building Society, the bank was formed in 1997 when the society floated on the London Stock Exchange, distributing shares to its members who held savings accounts and mortgages with them.
Northern Royal Albatross The Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) is a large seabird from the albatross family. It was split from the closely related Southern Royal Albatross as recently as 1998, though not all scientists support that conclusion and consider both of them to be subspecies of the Royal Albatross.
Northern smooth shore crab The northern smooth shore crab, Cyclograpsus insularum, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, found around Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands and in New Zealand from North Cape to East Cape. Their carapace width is up to 22 mm.
Northern squawfish The northern squawfish, pikeminnow, or Columbia River dace, Ptychocheilus oregonensis, is a large member of the minnow family, Cyprinidae. Females reach sexual maturity at about six years, males in three to five.
Northern subject rule The Northern Subject Rule is a grammatical pattern inherited from Northern Middle English. Present tense verbs may take the verbal ‑s suffix, except when they are directly adjacent to one of the personal pronouns I, you, we, or they as their subject.
Northern Sami Northern or North Sami (also written Sámi or Saami; formerly Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. It can be divided into a three major dialect groups: Torne, Finnmark and Sea Sami.
Northern Scottish Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons (Northern) Ltd and operated until 1992, when it became Bluebird Buses Ltd. This successor company is now a part of Stagecoach East Scotland.
Northern Sea Route The Northern Sea Route () is a shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Russian coasts of Far East and Siberia. The vast majority of the route lies in Arctic waters and parts are only free of ice for two months per year.
Northern Seven Years' War The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years' War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, fought between 1563 and 1570. The fighting continued until both armies had been exhausted, and many men died.
Northern Shaolin (martial art) In its broadest sense, "Northern Shaolin" (Chinese: 北少林; Pinyin: běishàolín, Cantonese: Bak Siu Lum) refers to the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China in general—becoming synonymous with Chángquán—instead of only those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan.
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, also called the Cariboo Tribal Council, is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Cariboo District of the Central Interior, it is one of two tribal councils of the Secwepemc people, the other being the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council of the Thompson-Shuswap region farther south.
Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa in the language itself) is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by nearly five million — 4,208,980 people (2001 Census Data) — in the South African provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga.
Northern Spotted Owl The Northern Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis caurina, is one of three Spotted Owl subspecies. A Western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus Strix, it is a medium-sized dark brown owl sixteen to nineteen inches in length and one to one and one sixth pounds.
Northern Spy The Northern Spy apple (Malus ‘Northern Spy’, sometimes known as "Northern Spie" or "Northern Pie Apple") is a variety of apple native to the Northern East Coast of the United States, parts of the Michigan Area, and is popular in the upstate New York area.
Northern Stage Northern Stage is a non-profit, regional professional company located in White River Junction, VT. The company began in 1992 under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Brooke Ciardelli to offer high-quality professional theater in northern New England.
Northern Stargazer The Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus Guttatus) is a fish that can reach lengths of 22in (56 cm) and are located on the eastern shores between the states of North Carolina and New York United States. The Northern Stargazer can be found up to depths of 120ft (36 m).
Northern State (rap group) Northern State is an all-white, female hip-hop group from New York, United States. The group consists of members Julie “Hesta Prynn” Potash, Correne "Spero” Spero, and Robyn “DJ Sprout” Goodmark.
Northern State University Northern State University (NSU) is a four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 38 majors and 42 minors, as well as six associate, eight pre-professional and nine graduate degrees.
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the midwestern United States. Most of its members are in Minnesota, with other members in Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Northern Swamp Dogwood Northern Swamp Dogwood (also Gray Dogwood), Cornus racemosa, is a northern dogwood species found in southeastern Canada and northeastern United States. It is a member of family Cornaceae, and is a shrub growing to 5 m tall.
Northern Television Northern Television was the name of a subnetwork in northern British Columbia, composed of two private CBC stations, CFTK-TV, and CJDC-TV. The network has since been disbanded and succeeded by a newer subnetwork, Great West Television (joined by CKPG-TV).
Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia. The capital city is Darwin; the other two sizable settlements are Alice Springs (in the desert interior, 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) to the south) and Katherine (near the base of the Top End).
Northern Territory Force Northern Territory Force was an Australian Army force responsible for protecting the Northern Territory during World War II. Most units assigned to the Northern Territory Force were based near Darwin and were responsible for defending the important naval and air bases in and around the town against a feared Japanese invasion.
Northern Territory legislative election, 2001 Legislative elections were held in the Northern Territory of Australia on August 18, 2001. The centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Clare Martin, won a surprising victory over the then-majority Country Liberal Party (CLP).
Northern Territory legislative election, 2005 Legislative elections were held in the Northern Territory of Australia on June 18, 2005. The centre-left Australian Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Clare Martin, won a second term with a landslide victory, winning six of the ten seats held by the opposition Country Liberal Party in the 25-member Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, bringing their total to 19.
Northern Territory Police The Northern Territory Police (NTP) have legal jurisdication over the Northern Territory of Australia. The Northern Territory Police service has 1081 gazetted police positions made up of 41 Senior Sergeants, 134 Sergeants,31 Brevet Sergeants, 612 Constables, 141 Auxiliaries and 63 Aboriginal Community Police Officers.
Northern Territory Rugby League The Northern Territory Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Northern Territory of Australia. It controls the Darwin Rugby League, Darwin Junior Rugby League and the Centralia Australian Rugby Football League.
Northern Territory Youth Parliament One of a number of Australian YMCA Youth Parliaments, the first session of the Northern Territory Youth Parliament was held in July of 1995 in Darwin. It provides a variety of parliamentary forums for students from grades 10 through 12 to participate in parliamentary debates of topics of importance to local young people.
Northern Texas Traction Company In 1902 the Northern Texas Traction Company became the second interurban line in the State of Texas by linking the city of Fort Worth to the west and the city of Dallas to the east. Construction began in 1900 by an interurban promoter and developer named Bishop.
Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases The Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases are a collection of National High Adventure Bases run by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) of Minnesota, Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park, Manitoba's Atikaki Wilderness and points beyond. It is the oldest of the three National High Adventure Bases operated by the Boy Scouts of America.
Northern Touch "Northern Touch" is a Canadian hip hop single, which was recorded in 1998 by Rascalz in collaboration with Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair. It is arguably the most important individual song in the history of Canadian hip hop.
Northern Trust Northern Trust Corporation is a financial services company, headquartered in Chicago, providing fiduciary, banking and investment services for individuals, particularly wealthy individuals, and credit, operating, custody, trust and investment management services for organizations. The company was founded in 1889.
Northern Tutchone The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. The Northern Tutchone language, originally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people is a lect of the Tutchone language, part of the Athabaskan language family.
Northern Undergraduate Student Society NUGSS or the Northern Undergraduate Students Society represents the undergraduate students at the University of Northern British Columbia. A non-profit organization, the Student Society claims that it is a voice for students and facilitates various events.
Northern Universities Association Sister to the Southern Universities Association (SUA) the Northern Universities Association (NUA) is an informal grouping of University Change Ringing Societies in the UK who meet annually for a weekend; usually in November. The official reason for the meeting is a Striking Competition.
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school serving students from several municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey. The high school serves students from the suburban communities of Closter (559 students), Demarest (343 students) and Haworth (218 students).
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school serving students from several municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey. The high school serves students from the suburban communities of Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan.
Northern Valley Regional High School District The Northern Valley Regional High School District is a regional school district comprised of two public high schools in Bergen County, New Jersey. The regionalized district serves a student population of approximately 2,500 in grades 9-12.
Northern Victoria Region, Victoria The electoral district of Northern Victoria Region is one of eight new electoral divisions of the state of Victoria, Australia, each of which elects five members to the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, the Victorian Legislative Council, by proportional representation. It was created in 2006 following the reform of the Legislative Council by the Australian Labor Party state government of Steve Bracks.
Northern Virginia Campaign The Northern Virginia Campaign, also known as the Second Bull Run Campaign or Second Manassas Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E.
Northern Virginia Majestics The Northern Virginia Majestics are a professional women's soccer team associated with the W-League part of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and based in Prince William County, Virginia. This team has featured members of various US National teams as well as the Ghanaian Women's National Team.
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is an association dedicated to providing people in Northern Virginia with access to parks and nature reserves and to protect Northern Virginia's rich heritage of woods, meadows, lakes and streams from the threat of suburban sprawl. The Authority was organised in 1959.
Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia Royals are an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Charleston, Fredericksburg, Ocean City, Reading, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and Wilmington.
Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League The Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League (NVSHL) is a non-affiliated high school ice hockey league comprised of teams from the Northern Virginia Area including Fairfax County, Prince William County, Loudoun County, Arlington County, Stafford County, and the Cities of Manassas and Alexandria. The NVSHL staff and Board of Directors includes a combination of coaches, parents, team representatives, referee, and rink supervisors.
Northern Virginia Swim League The Northern Virginia Swim League, or NVSL, is a summer swim league in Northern Virginia. The league consists of 17 divisions, with six teams in each division (Division 17 would have consisted of seven teams; however, Bren Mar and Edsall Park combined to become Bren Mar-Edsall Park).
Northern Virginia trolleys The earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in Northern Virginia opened in 1892. At their peak, when merged into a single system (the Washington-Virginia Railway), the successors of this and several other lines ran between downtown Washington, D.
Northern Wars The Northern Wars (1655–1661) (Polish: Druga Wojna Północna, Second Northern War) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (The Deluge, 1655–1660), Russia (1656–1661), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657–1660), the Holy Roman Empire (1657–60) and Denmark-Norway (1657–1658, 1658–1660). The same wars are sometimes referred differently in other countries: for example in Poland The Deluge sometimes is a name for the series of wars against Sweden, Brandenburg, Russia, Siebenbürgen and Cossacks.
Northern Waterthrush The Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) is one of the larger of the New World warblers. It breeds in the northern part of North America (in Canada, and the northern United States, including Alaska) and is migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and Florida.
Northern Wei The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏, pinyin: běi wèi, 386-534), also known as the Tuoba Wei (拓拔魏) or Yuan Wei (元魏), is most noted for the unification of northern China in 439, it was also heavily involved in funding the arts and many antiques and art works from this period have survived. In 494 AD the dynasty moved its capital from Datong to Luoyang and started the construction of the artificial Longmen Caves.
Northern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) Northern West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency covering part of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Northern Westchester Northern Westchester refers to the northern portion of Westchester County, a suburb of New York City, United States. Northern Westchester County is generally a wealthier area, and it is also considerably more rural (or at least rural-looking) than its southern counterpart.
Northern Whale "Northern Whale" is a song by Damon Albarn's alternative rock band The Good, the Bad and the Queen. It is the third track on their 2007 debut album The Good, the Bad and the Queen (see 2007 in British music).
Northern Wheatear The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia.
Northern White Rhinoceros The Northern White Rhinoceros or Northern Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is one of the two subspecies of the White Rhinoceros. The critically endangered subspecies is a grazer and is an animal of grasslands and savannah woodlands.
Northern Wisconsin State Fair The Northern Wisconsin State Fair is a state fair held annually in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was started in 1897 when the state government recognized the difficulty northern Wisconsin citizens had in trying to reach the Wisconsin State Fair held in West Allis.
Northern Xiongnu The Northern Xiongnu was established in 48 AD when Huduershi appointed his son Punu as the next Shanyu instead of Bi, king of the East. Bi then moved his portion of the Xiongnu into union with China and his people encouraged campaigns against their Northwestern cousins.
NorthernBlues Music NorthernBlues Music is a Canadian independent record label, which specializes in blues music. The label was established in 2001, and a number of its artists and albums have since been nominated for and won Blues Music Awards.
Northerner (train) The Northerner Expresses were overnight passenger trains between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand. They replaced overnight expresses, numbered #626 northbound, #227 southbound, that were the unnamed and less revered supplements to the Night Limited and unofficially called the "Ordinary" Expresses that had been replaced by the Silver Star in 1971.
Northfield railway line, Adelaide The Northfield railway line is a defunct railway in northern Adelaide which was used mainly for industrial purposes and Cattle trains. The line opened in 1857 and branched off the Gawler just north of Dry Creek.
Northfield Savings Bank Northfield Savings Bank is a small, Vermont-owned bank chain based in Northfield, Vermont. It was established in 1867 and currently has over a dozen branches across Chittenden and Washington Counties, including Burlington, Barre, and Montpelier.
Northfield School of Arts and Technology Northfield School of Arts and Technology (often referred to as "ARTech Charter School" and originally called "South-eastern Minnesota School of Arts and Technology" or "SeMSAT") is a project-based 6-12 charter school located in Northfield, MN, US.
Northfield, South Australia Northfield (, postcode 5085, altitude 72 m) is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area. The earliest known record of the name being used in reference to the area, is from the 1890s in conjunction with the North Field Athletics Club.
Northfleet Northfleet as a name is derived from North creek (or inlet), and the settlement on the shore of the River Thames adjacent to Gravesend was known as Norfluet in the Domesday Book, and Northflet in 1201. By 1610 the name of Northfleet had become established.
Northford Ice Pavilion Northford Ice Pavilion is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena on Route 22 in the Northford section of North Branford, Connecticut, just past the North Haven town line. It was home to the Quinnipiac University Bobcats ice hockey team and also hosts many local area schools hockey teams.
Northfork Northfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003.
NorthField Village Niagara Falls NorthField Village was built in 1973, accommodating the families relocating to the rapidly expanding city of Niagara Falls. The recent amalgamation of the township Stamford along with the city of Niagara Falls have seen more and more homes built in this area, many of which belong to townhouse and apartment complexes.
Northgate Arena Northgate Arena is the main leisure centre for the Chester area. Built in the 1970's on the site of the Chester Northgate railway station, Northgate Arena includes swimming pools, a gymnasium, several sports halls and a sauna.
Northgate Mall (Durham) Northgate Mall is a shopping mall located just off I-85 and Gregson Street in Durham, North Carolina. The mall is situated close to Duke University and some of Durham's most attractive and upscale neighborhoods, including Trinity Park, Duke Park, and Watts-Hillandale.
Northgate Mall (Hixson) Opened in 1972, Northgate Mall in Hixson, Tennessee, was the second mall built in Chattanooga (the first being Eastgate Mall) with JC Penney, Sears and Belk (formerly Proffitt's and Loveman's) as the main anchors. Just recently, a new movie theater opened in 2005.
Northgate plaza Northgate Plaza is a shopping center located in South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Washington. Tenants include Gabriel Brothers, Save-A-Lot grocery store, Pool City, Bruster's ice cream, and Outback Steakhouse.
Northgate School District Northgate School District is made up of four schools in Bellevue and Avalon, Pennsylvania. These four are: Bellevue Elementary, Avalon Elementary, Assumption Catholic School (Bellevue) and Northgate Junior - Senior High School.
Northgate, Crawley Northgate is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England, and includes the town centre. Northgate is bordered by West Green to the west, Langley Green to the north, Three Bridges to the east and Southgate to the south.
Northgate, Seattle, Washington Northgate is an informal district of neighborhoods in north urban Seattle, Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States.Wilma (7 May 2005, Essay 3186) Its east-west principal arterials are NE Northgate Way and 130th Street, and its north-south principal arterials are Roosevelt Way NE and Aurora Avenue N (SR 99).
Northgate, South Australia Northgate is a new suburb north of Adelaide, South Australia. A petition was made in 1998 in a joint venture between the State Government and AVJennings to develop the area and annex it from the existing suburb of Northfield.
Northing The term northing is a land surveying term, referring to Cartesian distance measured northward, or 'y' value. This comes from a methodology for computing coordinates and areas, known as the Method of Latitudes and Departures.
Northlake Mall (Atlanta) Northlake Mall is a shopping mall in Tucker, GA northeast of Atlanta that originally opened in 1976 with original anchors Davison's, JCPenney and Sears. The mall was renovated in the early 1990's and added Parisian as an anchor.
Northland (film) Northland is a brief (approximately 20 minutes running time) 1942 Canadian documentary film most notable for its having been directed by the expatriate German crime writer, jazz critic, jazz musician, and sexologist Ernest Borneman.
Northland College (Wisconsin) Founded in 1892 as the North Wisconsin Academy, Northland College was officially established in 1906. Originally affiliated with the Congregational Church, the college remains loosely tied to the Congregational Church's descendant, the United Church of Christ (UCC).
Northland Community & Technical College Northland Community & Technical College (NCTC) is a two-year community college with campuses in East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The two campuses serve over 2,000 full-time students in addition to hundreds of part-time students.
Northland Express The Northland Express, also known as the Opua Express, was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between 1925 and 1956. It ran from Auckland via Whangarei to Opua in the Bay of Islands.
Northland Christian School Northland Christian School is a private co-educational, college-preparatory Christian school in unincorporated northwest Harris County, Texas, near Houston. The school has two campuses, one for preschool through 5th grade located within Bammel Church of Christ, and another for 6th through 12th grade located several minutes away.
Northland Pioneer College Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is a regionally accredited, publicly supported, comprehensive community college serving a large and diverse area in Navajo County, Arizona. NPC also partners with community members in Apache County, Arizona.
Northland's NewsCenter The Northland's NewsCenter, began in 2005 but not completed until early 2006, is a collective name for news for the Duluth, Minnesota area's NBC, CBS, My Network TV and The CW stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting. It was originated from KBJR-TV's (News 6) newscasts (now called NBC 6) but now provides content for all of the channels listed above.
Northlands Park Northlands is a sporting, stage, and festival complex located in the north area of downtown Edmonton, Alberta. It is the home of an indoor arena called the SportEx, a festival and stage building called the AgriCom, the famous Rexall Place of the Edmonton Oilers, and live Horse Racing at the Spectrum.
Northmont High School Northmont High School is part of Northmont City Schools. The school is located in Clayton, Ohio, and serves approximately 2000 students from the communities of northern Montgomery County, including Clayton, Englewood, Phillipsburg, and Union.
Northmont NJROTC Northmont Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) was started at the beginning of the 1996 - 1997 school year and is currently one of 17 NJROTC units at high schools in Ohio. Currently the unit is run by Senior Naval Science Instructor Lt.
Northmoor Trust The Northmoor Trust was set up by the British engineer Sir Martin Wood to promote education and research concerning nature conservation at Little Wittenham and Wittenham Clumps (the Little Wittenham Nature Reserve) in the Vale of the White Horse in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire).
Northolt Park railway station Northolt Park railway station is a Network Rail station in Northolt, Greater London. It is in Cadogan Court and spans the boundary between the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Ealing, with a footbridge connecting the north side (leading to Roxeth and South Harrow) to the south side (leading to Northolt and Greenford).
Northome (unorganized territory), Minnesota Northome is an unorganized territory in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The term "unorganized territory" is used by the United States Census Bureau to designate a portion of a county that is not included in any legally established minor civil division for the purpose of presenting statistical data.
Northop Northop (Welsh: Llaneurgain) is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, mid-way between Mold and Flint, and situated on junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway . Its population is roughly 3000.
Northpoint Shopping Centre Northpoint Shopping Centre (Chinese: 纳福坊) is the first major suburban shopping mall in Singapore, and was built in 1992. The shopping centre serves the residents of Yishun New Town and it is located across Yishun Avenue 2 from Yishun MRT Station, accessible via an underpass.
Northport High School Northport High School is a four-year secondary school located in Northport, New York. It functions as the high school for the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District which serves the communities of Northport, Eatons Neck, Asharoken and much of East Northport, all located in the Town of Huntington.
Northport point "It is a fortunate thing for all of us who love Northport Point, that, during the Glacier Period, Mother Nature graciously deposited our beautiful boulders and left intact the Peninsula which is today Northport Point. Had it not been for this geological phenomenon this spot would not exist.

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