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... Kent , is 320 geographical miles . In British miles , the length may be computed at 580 , and the breadth at 370 miles . ENGLAND . Boundaries , Climate , & c . The southern , most opulent , and most important division of Britain , was ...
... Kent , is 320 geographical miles . In British miles , the length may be computed at 580 , and the breadth at 370 miles . ENGLAND . Boundaries , Climate , & c . The southern , most opulent , and most important division of Britain , was ...
Page 306
... Kent . 2. Sussex , or the South Saxons . 3. Wessex , or the West Saxons . 4. Essex , or the East Saxons . 5. Northumberland . 6. East Angleland , and 7. Mercia . The division into shires is attributed to the illustrious king Alfred ...
... Kent . 2. Sussex , or the South Saxons . 3. Wessex , or the West Saxons . 4. Essex , or the East Saxons . 5. Northumberland . 6. East Angleland , and 7. Mercia . The division into shires is attributed to the illustrious king Alfred ...
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... Kent Maidstone , Canterbury , Rochester 373,095 Six in the Sussex Chichester , Lewes , Rye , Hastings 190,083 South . Berkshire Wiltshire Hampshire Dorsetshire Reading , Windsor , Newbury , Abingdon 118,277 Salisbury , Marlborough ...
... Kent Maidstone , Canterbury , Rochester 373,095 Six in the Sussex Chichester , Lewes , Rye , Hastings 190,083 South . Berkshire Wiltshire Hampshire Dorsetshire Reading , Windsor , Newbury , Abingdon 118,277 Salisbury , Marlborough ...
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... Kent . 7. The ISLES of GUERNSEY , JERSEY , ALDERNEY , and SARK , lying near the coast of France , are also subject to Eng- land ; and are all that remain to England of the dutchy of Nor- mandy they are frequently called the Norman Isles ...
... Kent . 7. The ISLES of GUERNSEY , JERSEY , ALDERNEY , and SARK , lying near the coast of France , are also subject to Eng- land ; and are all that remain to England of the dutchy of Nor- mandy they are frequently called the Norman Isles ...
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... Kent , and on the west by Herts and Middlesex ; it contains 18 hundreds , 27 market - towns , 415 parishes , and sends 8 members to parliament ; it also possesses a variety of soil and face of country . Its south - west part is occupied ...
... Kent , and on the west by Herts and Middlesex ; it contains 18 hundreds , 27 market - towns , 415 parishes , and sends 8 members to parliament ; it also possesses a variety of soil and face of country . Its south - west part is occupied ...
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