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A Shropshire Lad
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Shropshire
Shropshire , county (1991 pop. 401,600), 1,348 sq mi (3,491 sq km), W England. It is also sometimes called Salop. The county seat is Shrewsbury . The terrain to the north and east of the Severn, Shropshire's principal river, is level; toward the Welsh border and the south the land is hilly. The... Read more |
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Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury , city (1991 pop. 57,731), county seat of Shropshire, W England, on the Severn River. Shrewsbury is a road and rail junction with varied manufactures. It was an ancient Saxon and Norman stronghold. The earldom of Shrewsbury was an important marcher lordship (see Welsh Marches ). There... Read more |
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William Francis Gray Swann
SWANN, WILLIAM FRANCIS GRAY(b. Ironbridge, Shropshire, England, 29 August 1884; d. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 29 January 1962)experimental physics, theoretical physics.Swann’s chief contributions to physics lay in experimental and theoretical studies of cosmic radiation, theoretical research in... Read more |
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Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port town and district (1991 pop. 78,800), Cheshire, W central England. Ellesmere Port, located on the Manchester Ship Canal near its junction with the Shropshire Union Canal and the entrance into the Mersey estuary, is the principal town of the district. It is an important oil-refining... Read more |
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Oswestry
Oswestry , town (1991 pop. 12,448) and district, Shropshire, W central England. The market town has plastics, clothing, and printing industries. The area is named for St. Oswald, a Northumbrian king who was killed there in a battle (7th cent.) against King Penda of Mercia. The poet Wilfred Owen ... Read more |
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William Shenstone
William Shenstone 1714-63, English poet and landscape gardener. The Schoolmistress (1742), his best-known poem, was written in imitation of Spenser. His home, "Leasowes," in Shropshire, was a notable example of 18th-century landscaping. Bibliography: See his life and works, ed. by G.... Read more |
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Coalbrookdale
Coalbrookdale in Shropshire was the site of the great development of the iron industry by the Darby family, using local raw materials and the river Severn for transport. The valley also produced steam-engines in the early 18th cent. and at the end of the century the Coalport china factory was... Read more |
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Clive
Clive ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of the various places (e.g. in Cheshire, Shropshire) so called from Old English clif ‘cliff, slope, bank’. As a given name it seems to have been originally chosen in honour of ‘Clive of India’... Read more |
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Richard Lee
Richard Lee 1613?-1664, American colonist, founder of the Lee family of Virginia. A member of the Coton branch of the Lees of Shropshire, England, he immigrated (c.1642) to Virginia, settling first in York co. and later in Northumberland co. A tobacco planter, Lee became wealthy and was an... Read more |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Perspective: I've made a vow . . . to fight the ban; After causing furore for...
...The joint master of the South Shropshire Hunt, who launched himself...a tirade on the majority of politicians who failed to listen to the...hunting community will never back down because what they do is...former leader of Worcester City Council, had her ... |
 "Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)")
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Mediaeval nonsense serves no purpose; Letters.
...us. I remember way back in the infants' school...trying to get in at the "back door" of England like...liars makes them good politicians. ERIC W RUSSELL Shropshire Secure mail I AM writing...another bearing our city's name. BILL DREW... |
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ELECTION 2005: THE POST MANIFESTO: Pushing the West Midlands to the top of...
...from high profile politicians, including the...questions we want the politicians to answer Improving...existing M6 on the back burner. Transport...pupil, but in Shropshire they receive pounds...shires such as Shropshire, ... |
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Miliband full of the joys of US in the spring time; Voters will go to the...
...flying young politician, he has set up...accepted. Birmingham City Council was already...talking about the "city region", involving...today. Bringing back something similar...county cut towns and cities off from their...a county, or a ... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Edwina and John: The steamy novelist and the grey politician; They are two of...
...with Price Forbes in the City of London. Then, for...Nigeria and more work in the City, he took up a post on...1942, in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. She went to a teacher...launched his illfated ``Back to Basics'' slogan in...accusers were forced to ... |
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The importance of SME sector; Clive Lewis discusses developing the ICAEW as a...
...Solihull, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire...Worcestershire. Now, politicians and civil servants can...Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Warwickshire. The...flood hit firms getting back on their feet and a...life in key ... |
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Coventry pip Birmingham in audit table.(News)
...Correspondent Coventry City Council showed near...year ago, fell back to two stars. Its...Six years ago the city council was anchored...during this period politicians of all parties have...stars to three. Shropshire County Council and...does ... |
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It was Greta Garbo himself!
...was likely to visit Shropshire. Scramble! Three hours...positive approach to politicians. Maybe His Grace now...out to be Otis Ferry, Shropshire-based son of rockstar...shouted Otis. 'Go back to the city, you greasy-' At... |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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YOUR LIFE: TRAVEL : Bonfire SIGHTS; Our guide to where sparklers will fly on...
...unloved celebrities and politicians, "bonfire boyes...tradition which goes back to the 16th Century...plenty of other towns and cities will be making a special...areas are Miniland and City Harbour where pre...ticket to the park. SHROPSHIRE ... |
 "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)")
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bits & Bytes column.
...Byline: Corilyn Shropshire Aug. 27--It...companies, not the city, to underwrite...Yet the idea is back on the table in...have not asked the city to pay for this...company invited politicians, including Allegheny...Contact Corilyn ... |
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