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.
Stevenage, market town and par. with ry. sta., Herts, in W. of co., 4 miles SE. of Hitchin and 10 N. of Hatfield by rail, 4545 ac., pop. 3116; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. The town was known at Domesday as Stevenach, and is a local government district. It has an ancient parish church and an endowed grammar school. The weekly market is for straw-plait, which is manufactured here in large quantities. In vicinity of town are six barrows, supposed to be Danish.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Stevenage AP/CP Hertfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Stevenage |
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