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in New York. John Daniel became extremely depressed. When Miss
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723:. It included amongst its alumni
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717:Edward Granville Browne
940:British History Online
832:"Uley village website"
571:Madison Square Gardens
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1053:"Hetty Pegler's Tump"
786:Uley, South Australia
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1462:The Story of Uley
1209:"The Three Hills"
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563:John Daniel
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472:Roman villa
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792:References
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733:Rik Mayall
705:neo-Gothic
669:Edward III
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518:Roman road
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301:51°41′02″N
142:South West
73:Population
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1339:The Times
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