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Egham
Egham , city (1991 pop. 21,810), Surrey, SE England. Light engineering and gravel working are the main industries. Runnymede and part of Windsor Great Park, the royal estate, are in the outlying region. Nearby is Cooper's Hill, celebrated in poems by John Denham and Alexander Pope . The Royal Holloway College of the Univ. of London is in Egham. |
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"Egham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Egham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Egham.html "Egham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Egham.html |
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Egham
Egham Surrey. Egeham 933, 1086 (DB). ‘Homestead or village of a man called Ecga’. OE pers. name + hām.
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A. D. MILLS. "Egham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Egham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Egham.html A. D. MILLS. "Egham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Egham.html |
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Egham
Egham, England/UK Egeham ‘Ecga's Homestead’ from an Old English personal name and hām.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Egham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Egham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Egham.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Egham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Egham.html |
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