A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Soham, market town and par. with ry. sta., Cambridgeshire, 5 miles SE. of Ely, 12.706 ac., pop. 3980; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. The town dates from a remote period; it had a monastery founded in 630 and destroyed by the Danes in 870, and during that period was the seat of a bishop. An important cattle fair is held in May. Much of the ground is occupied by orchards and market gardens, the produce of which is sent to London, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Norwich.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Soham AP/CP Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Soham |
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