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Kingswood
Kingswood city (1991 pop. 54,736), South Gloucestershire, SW England. A residential suburb of Bristol , the city of Kingswood has printing and light engineering industries. The area is noted for its open-air chapel, which marks the site of Methodist open-air sermons on Hanham Mount by John Wesley and George Whitefield in the 18th cent. |
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"Kingswood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kingswood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kingswoo.html "Kingswood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kingswoo.html |
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Kingswood
Kingswood, ‘the king's wood’, OE cyning + wudu: Kingswood Glos. Kingeswoda 1166. Kingswood S. Glos. Kingeswode 1231. Kingswood Surrey. Kingeswode c.1180.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kingswood." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kingswood." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kingswood.html A. D. MILLS. "Kingswood." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kingswood.html |
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