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  • 21purlieu — [ pə:lju:] noun (plural purlieus or purlieux) 1》 (purlieus or purlieux) the area near or surrounding a place. 2》 Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws.… …

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  • 22purlieu — ► NOUN (pl. purlieus or purlieux) 1) (purlieus) the area near or surrounding a place. 2) Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest. ORIGIN probably from Old French puralee a walk round to settle boundaries …

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  • 23Eugénie de Montijo — Empress consort of the French Countess of Teba and Marquise of Ardales Portrait by Franz Winterhalter Tenure …

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  • 24Austin Osman Spare — Infobox Writer name = Austin Osman Spare caption = Austin Osman Spare birthdate = birth date|1886|12|31|df=y birthplace = Snow Hill, near Smithfield Market London deathdate = death date and age|1956|5|15|1886|12|30|df=y deathplace = London… …

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  • 26List of places in Northamptonshire — This is a list of places in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. See the list of places in England for places in other counties See also compactTOC NOTOC AAbington Abthorpe Achurch Adstone Alderton Aldwincle Althorp… …

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  • 27Rockingham Forest — is a former mediæval hunting forest located between the towns of Corby and Kettering in the county of Northamptonshire in England.Managed by the Forestry Commission it includes:*Southey Wood, Peterborough *Wakerley Great Wood *Bedford Purlieus… …

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  • 28White Nights (short story) — White Nights is a Russian short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer s career. Film adaptations have been made by Italian director Luchino Visconti, by French director Robert Bresson (as Four Nights of a… …

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  • 29Manchester Martyrs — Portraits of the Manchester Martyrs – Michael O Brien, William Philip Allen and Michael Larkin – in a shamrock The Manchester Martyrs – William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O Brien – were members of the Irish Republican… …

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  • 30National Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire — National Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire, England are established by Natural England and managed by them or by non governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust. List of reserves A list… …

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