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Dove, river, England

(Encyclopedia) DoveDovedŭv [key], river, c.40 mi (60 km) long, rising in the Pennines, Derbyshire, central England, and flowing S and SE to the River Trent near Burton upon Trent. It forms much of…

Dover, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Dover Dover dōˈvər [key], town, Kent, SE England, on the Strait of Dover, beneath chalk…

Dartmouth, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, town, Devon, SW England, on the Dart estuary. The principal feature of the town is Britannia Royal Naval College. Dartmouth…

Coventry, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Coventry Coventry kŏvˈəntrē, kŭvˈ– [key], city and metropolitan borough…

Cornwall, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, county, SW England, administratively (since 2009) a unitary authority. Bodmin was the county seat, but the local government is…

Chatham, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Chatham, town, Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham form a contiguous urban area that is now the unitary borough of Medway. Chatham was a major…

Chelmsford, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, city, county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural…

Church of England

(Encyclopedia) Church of England: see England, Church of.

Chester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chester, city, Cheshire West and Chester, W central England, on a sandstone height above the Dee River. It is a railroad junction.…

Essex, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Essex, county, 1,520 sq mi (3,938 sq km) SE England, on the Thames River and the North Sea, one of the “Home Counties” of London.…