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.
Clipstone, township, Edwinstowe par., Sherwood Forest, N. Notts, on river Maun, 3 m. NE. of Mansfield, 3910 ac., pop. 256; the Duke of Portland's irrigation meadows and canal are situated at C.; 5 miles NE. of Mansfield are the ruins of Clipstone Palace, said to have been erected by one of the Saxon kings of Northumbria; it was a favourite resort of the Norman kings, who came to hunt in Sherwood Forest.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Clipstone CP/Tn Edwinstowe CP/AP Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Clipstone |
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