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A topographical description of Glocester-Shire. : Containing a compendious account of its dimensions, bounds, air, soil, and commodities. Its towns and villages, with their churches, schools, hospitals, markets, and fairs. Its rivers and castles, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, Roman camps, coins, and stations. With a short history of its religious houses, describing their order, founders, dedication, the time of their foundations, and yearly revenues

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: Printed in the year 1712.
Call number: 496449
Provenance: Purchased from Alex Fotheringham, Bookseller, October 1996.
Dimensions: 22 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Hearne, Thomas, (1678-1735,)
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