Dunstable
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Dunstable , town (1991 pop. 30,912), Bedfordshire, SE England. Located at the meeting point of the ancient Icknield Street and Watling Street , Dunstable is a developing residential and industrial district, with printing and cement plants and extensive automobile works. There are interesting traces of Stone and Bronze Age civilizations, including the Maiden Bower and Five Knolls earthworks; one of the Knolls, excavated in 1926, contained remains and ornaments of a woman of c.2000 BC The Priory Church includes part of an Augustinian priory founded with the town in 1131. Whipsnade Zoo is nearby. Dunstable has a College of Further Education.
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Archer H. Davis of Dunstable, 75, former police chief.(Obituary)
The Boston Herald; 12/28/1998; 247 words
; Archer H. Davis of Dunstable, former police chief and chairman of the Dunstable Board of Selectmen, died Thursday at his home. He was 75. Born in 1923 in Concord, Mr. Davis was educated in the Dunstable school system. Mr. Davis was a former chief of police in Dunstable. He retired in 1983 after
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Dunstable's 325th is picture-perfect
The Boston Globe; 9/20/1998; Caroline Louise Cole, Globe Correspondent; 683 words
; DUNSTABLE -- The citizens of Dunstable, some 750 of them, plus or minus a few visitors, said a collective "cheese" for the camera yesterday to celebrate the town's 325th birthday and its way of life. The revival of a tradition, the group picture in front of a festooned gazebo on the common, was
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Historical Commission aims to preserve Dunstable charm.
Sun (Lowell, MA); 5/1/2006; 588 words
; ... newspaper, go to http://www.lowellsun.com. Copyright (c) 2006, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 (worldwide), fax (213) 237-65 ...
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EDUCATION BUDGET COULD FORCE TAX HIKES IN GROTON, DUNSTABLE
The Boston Globe; 2/16/2006; Matt Gunderson, Globe Correspondent; 628 words
; Though still early in the budget season, Groton and Dunstable are already facing a possible tax increase this spring to fund school spending, as officials wrestle with how to balance cramped budgets, rising student-teacher ratios, and high property taxes. While Dunstable officials say it is
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Archer H. Davis, 75 Was Dunstable police chief
The Boston Globe; 12/27/1998; 170 words
; Archer H. Davis, a former police chief in Dunstable, died Thursday at his Dunstable home. He was 75. Born in Concord, Mr. Davis was educated in Dunstable schools. He was employed by the International Business Machines Corp. and served 38 years as chief of police. At the time of his death, he was
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