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OAKS (The), a seat of the Earl of Derby in the E of Surrey; on Banstead Downs, 4¼ miles E by N of Epsom. It was built, on the site of an inn, by the Hunters'club; was the place where Gen. Burgoyne wrote his" Maid of the Oaks; " and gives name to the Epsomraces on the Friday before Whitsuntide.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Surrey AncC |
Place names: | OAKS | OAKS THE | THE OAKS |
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