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1426:Shrewsbury
1388:Portsmouth
1367:Paddington
1355:Nottingham
1261:Gloucester
1230:Dorchester
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1172:Canterbury
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440:Mayor
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1617:Larne
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1514:Wales
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1215:Derby
443:Term
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