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Devonport

(Encyclopedia)Devonport, England: see Plymouth. ...

Dorsetshire

(Encyclopedia)Dorsetshire, England: see Dorset.

Abertawe

(Encyclopedia)Abertawe, England: see Swansea. ...

Prestwich

(Encyclopedia)Prestwich, town (1991 pop. 31,854), Bury metropolitan district, N England. It is a residential suburb of Manchester that largely manufactures cotton and rayon. ...

Salop

(Encyclopedia)Salop, England: see Shropshire.

Bedlingtonshire

(Encyclopedia)Bedlingtonshire, town, Northumberland, NE England. A coal mining region in the 19th cent., its present economy depends upon a variety of light manufacturing. ...

Beds

(Encyclopedia)Beds, England: see Bedfordshire. ...

Northants

(Encyclopedia)Northants, England: see Northamptonshire. ...

Oxon

(Encyclopedia)Oxon, England: see Oxfordshire.

Uxbridge

(Encyclopedia)Uxbridge, England: see Hillingdon. ...