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... London Eliza- bethan. London Capital city of the United Kingdom and the industrial , commercial , and political centre of a once vast empire , London lies astride the Thames in southeast England , 40 miles from the estuary on the North ...
... London Eliza- bethan. London Capital city of the United Kingdom and the industrial , commercial , and political centre of a once vast empire , London lies astride the Thames in southeast England , 40 miles from the estuary on the North ...
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... London . On the. ground " accumulated in historic times . The earliest settle- ments were built on the well - watered gravel hills , and the clay produced bricks for building the city for many cen- turies . The climate of the basin is ...
... London . On the. ground " accumulated in historic times . The earliest settle- ments were built on the well - watered gravel hills , and the clay produced bricks for building the city for many cen- turies . The climate of the basin is ...
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... London's Coun- tryside : Geographical Field Work for Students and Teachers of Geography ( 1957 ) , on the geological build of the London region and aspects of its physiography and vegetation ; ANGUS D. WEBSTER , London Trees ( 1920 ) ...
... London's Coun- tryside : Geographical Field Work for Students and Teachers of Geography ( 1957 ) , on the geological build of the London region and aspects of its physiography and vegetation ; ANGUS D. WEBSTER , London Trees ( 1920 ) ...
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