A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
Beccles, par., mun. bor. and market town, E. Suffolk, on river Waveney, 8 miles W. of Lowestoft, 33 miles NE. of Ipswich, and 109 miles NE. of London by rail, 1892 ac., pop. 5721; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Friday. It has an interesting church, with detached hell-tower begun in 1500. The Waveney being navigable, a good trade in coal, corn, and malt is carried on. B. possesses a common of 1½ sq. m., on which races are held annually.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, municipal borough and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Beccles CP/AP Beccles Borough Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Beccles |
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