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wheres the t in hampshire?

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m4roon77 | 20:32 Wed 11th Sep 2002 | People & Places
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Some people write 'Hants' when sending letters to Hampshire. Where does the 'T' and 'N' come from?...or is Hants a totally diff. place and ive just buggered up?
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The official abreviation of Hampshire for postal purposes is Hants. The T is usually explained by the fact that the county was originally called Southamptonshire or Hamptunshire - but nobody seems to know where the N comes from.
00:19 Thu 12th Sep 2002
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Got it! Apparently, another former name for the county was Hantshaving, and that's the reason for the abbreviation Hants.(Incidentally, in similar fashion, the official abbreviation for Northamptonshire is Northants.)
01:17 Thu 12th Sep 2002
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oh right...cheers geofbob
02:38 Thu 12th Sep 2002

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