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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 ...
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... 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 . It is impossible , ' wrote Sir John Sinclair , ' to foresee , when a new plan has once been suggested , to what extent it may be carried , and what improvements may be made in it . What astonishing events have re- sulted from ...
... land . It is impossible , ' wrote Sir John Sinclair , ' to foresee , when a new plan has once been suggested , to what extent it may be carried , and what improvements may be made in it . What astonishing events have re- sulted from ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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