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.
DENT (The), a rivulet of W. R. Yorkshire. It rises on the backbone of England, 6 miles SW of Hawes; and runs 11 miles west-north-westward, past Dent, to the river Lune, at the boundary with Westmoreland. Its basin is a fine sequestered vale, flanked by mountains; and bears the name of Dentdale.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a rivulet" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | DENT | DENTDALE | DENT THE | THE DENT |
| Place: | Dent |
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