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953:The Liberty
948:The Brewery
873:Attractions
778:Harold Wood
773:Harold Park
768:Harold Hill
748:Frog Island
728:Collier Row
723:Coldharbour
718:Chase Cross
279:, uncle of
231:daughters,
93:Old English
63:Pyrgo House
1399:Categories
1369:51°37′10″N
1310:Public art
1219:Hornchurch
1199:Gidea Park
1097:Pyrgo Park
1092:Pages Wood
848:Wennington
828:Rush Green
793:Hornchurch
788:Heath Park
758:Gidea Park
635:References
608:23 January
580:Smith 1925
570:, 2000:30.
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414:References
388:Demolition
293:Henry Grey
245:succession
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35:Pyrgo Park
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1269:Upminster
891:The Diver
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818:Rise Park
803:Noak Hill
713:Beam Park
700:Districts
528:2 January
499:. Oxford.
468:3 January
464:. Collins
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419:Citations
397:New house
271:gave the
261:Edward VI
237:Elizabeth
229:estranged
225:enclosure
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102:peartree
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1351:Commons
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