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Nantwich Workhouse

Grade II listed building and former workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, built in 1779–1780 to accommodate up to 350 paupers.

Narthex

Porch or vestibule before the main entrance to a Christian church.

Nathaniel Butter

Early publisher of news in England, 1583–1664.

National Coal Board

Statutory corporation created to run the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946.

National schools

Schools set up by Anglican clergy and their local supporters, initially run by single teachers using the monitorial system.

Nave

Central part of a church, used by the laiety.

Necromancy

Form of magic in which the dead are re-animated and able to communicate with the sorcerer who invoked them, just as they would if they were alive.

Ned Painter

English bare-knuckle prize fighter. After his retirement from boxing he became the landlord of The Anchor in Norwich.

New Bolsover

Model village adjoining the town of Bolsover in Derbyshire, built by the local colliery company to house its workers.