A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Bishop-Stortford, par. and market town with ry. sta., in E. of co. and 12 miles NE. of Hertford, on both sides of river Stort, 30½ miles NE. of London by rail, 3285 ac., pop. 6704; 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday; trade in grain and malt; the birthplace of Chauncy (1632-1719), historian of Hertfordshire, and Hoole (1727-1803), translator of Tasso.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Bishops Stortford CP/AP Hertfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Bishops Stortford |
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