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Whitworths heid office Wellingborough Road Irthlingborough.

Whitworths is a dree'd fruit, hame bakin an snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, UK.[1] As o Mairch 2009 it employed 310 fowk.[2] The company wis begun bi the three Whitworth brithers John, Herbert an Newton tradin unner the name o Whitworth Bros.[3] In 1971 thay wur awairdit the Ryal Warrant bi Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mither an in 1974 bi Queen Elizabeth II.[4]

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  1. "Whitworths Group Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 7 Julie 2011.
  2. "UK | England | Northamptonshire | Firm prepares for heritage trail". BBC News. 2 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 7 Julie 2011.
  3. "1880s". Whitworths. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2011. Retrieved 7 Julie 2011.
  4. "1960s". Whitworths. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2011. Retrieved 7 Julie 2011.