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was erected over the top of the original stones, which possibly were part of a burial chamber. Local newspapers and national journals of the time report that three skeletons were found in the hole, along with a
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who had been released from prison after hunger strikes, with trees being planted to commemorate each woman. At least 47 trees were planted between April 1909 and July 1911, including for
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1001:(1904–1994), railway author and signal engineer
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1174:"The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995"
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793:The village is on the route of the
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1448:National Heritage List for England
1422:National Heritage List for England
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963:in English and Latin verse (1814)
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1365:Wimperis, John (25 March 2024).
1208:A vision of Britain Through Time
1103:Reverend John Collinson (1791).
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540:Avon Fire and Rescue Service
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1231:"Chapter VII: The Foss Way"
1229:Codrington, Thomas (1903).
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986:(1794–1871), geologist and
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1392:"The Good Shepherd Church"
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