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... land . ' The district is the highest Land in this part of England , several rivers have their sources here , and it comprehends the Fields of Bosworth and Naseby - but of this more when the subject is more matured . ' 14 There were in ...
... land . ' The district is the highest Land in this part of England , several rivers have their sources here , and it comprehends the Fields of Bosworth and Naseby - but of this more when the subject is more matured . ' 14 There were in ...
Page 93
... land were sometimes found to involve considerable payments by Government - so that a large portion of the land acquisition still re- mained to be settled , after the canal had been opened . Through it all , Telford had the unwavering ...
... land were sometimes found to involve considerable payments by Government - so that a large portion of the land acquisition still re- mained to be settled , after the canal had been opened . Through it all , Telford had the unwavering ...
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... Land's End , 214 , 215 Land surveying , 208 Langdon , 31 Langholm , 4 , 15 , 21 , 57 Langston , 166 Lea , The , 167 Leach , J. , 166 Lechlade Canal , 165 Lectures , 10 Leicestershire , 87 Leith , 74 , 86 , 110 , 119 , 121 , 130 , 153 ...
... Land's End , 214 , 215 Land surveying , 208 Langdon , 31 Langholm , 4 , 15 , 21 , 57 Langston , 166 Lea , The , 167 Leach , J. , 166 Lechlade Canal , 165 Lectures , 10 Leicestershire , 87 Leith , 74 , 86 , 110 , 119 , 121 , 130 , 153 ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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