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Title: A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom, containing every city, town, village, hamlet, parish, district, object and place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the small islands dependent
Year: 1826 (1820s)
Authors: Capper, Benjamin Pitts
Subjects: Great Britain
Publisher: London G.B. Whittaker
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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grandson, the duke ofNorfolk. The Bodleian Library, is a largelofty structure, said to contain the greatestnumber of books of any library in Europe,except the Vatican. The Ratcliffe Library,founded by the will of Dr. Ratcliffe, waserected in 1749. The Astronomical Obser-vatory, begun in 1771, was finished at theexpense of 30,000/. under the directions ofthe trustees of Dr. Radcliffes estate. ThePhysic Garden was first founded by HenryDanvers, earl of Danby, in 1632. Its li-brary was erected by Dr. Sherrard, whoalso endowed a professorship, and furnish-ed the garden with many curious plants.The principal bridges are, Magdalen- Bridge,over the river Cherwell; High- Bridge andFolly- Bridge, over the Isis. They are ailbuilt of stone. The city, with the suburbs,includes a circuit of nearly three miles, ex-tending from east to west, a mile and aquarter, and nearly the same from north tosouth. The principal street is that calledthe High-street, running from Magdalen PLUe XXVlir / MIM a ties
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