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.
Uttoxeter, market town and par., Staffordshire, 13 miles NE. of Stafford and 135 miles NW. of London by rail, 8973 ac., pop. 4981; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 news-papers. Market-day, Wednesday. Uttoxeter, known to the Saxons as Uttocceaster, is an ancient but clean and well-built town, situated on a gentle eminence above the vale of the Dove. It contains several good streets, with a central market-place, town hall, free grammar school, and church with ancient tower and spire. The industries comprise iron-founding and nail and implement making, tanning and rope-spinning, and malting and brewing.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Uttoxeter AP/CP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Uttoxeter |
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