A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Stone.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Staffordshire, on river Trent, 7 miles S. of Stoke upon Trent - par. (partly within the parl. limits of Stoke upon Trent), 20,446 ac., pop. 13,155; town, pop. 5669; P.O., T.O.,2 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday. Stone dates from very ancient times, and had a religious establishment of the 7th century. It has earthenware mfrs., shoe-making, brewing, and transit traffic; and a town hall, a market hall, and a free school founded in 1558. Admiral Sir John Jervis (1734-1823), Earl St Vincent, was a native. Stone Park is the seat of Earl Granville.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Stone CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Stone |
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