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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Beaconsfield, par. and market town, S. Bucks, 5½ miles SW. of Amersham, 4541 ac., pop. 1635; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday. In the church are monuments to Waller (1605-1687), the poet, and Edmund Burke (1730-1797), who resided in the vicinity. Lord Beaconsfield (1805-1881) took his title from this par.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Beaconsfield CP/AP Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Beaconsfield |
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