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Village Life - Emley.(Features)
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As one writer points out, the village of Emley ``had its origins in very early times".
This certainly comes across when walking through the village and surrounding countryside.
Although no precise dates can be given for Emley's earliest settlers, evidence of Ice Age hunters, Iron Age earthworks and Roman coins have been found near the village.
The name Emley (meaning Emma's field), however, dates from the seventh or eighth century, when it was settled by Angles.
After the Romans left Britain in the fifth century invaders known ...
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Nelson's Descendant Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Battle of Trafalgar With the Royal Mint.
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SEIZE THE FIRE: Heroism, Duty and the Battle of Trafalgar
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M2 Presswire
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Britain Honors 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
News Wire article from: AP Online
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Profile: England commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar with a re-enactment
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
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THE SECOND BATTLE FO TRAFALGAR; Your guide to the spectacular festival marking two centuries since Lord Nelson's heroes achieved our greatest naval victory.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
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