FENNY STRATFORD
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FENNY STRATFORD , a market town in the Buckingham See Also: - BUCKINGHAM
- BUCKINGHAM, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
- BUCKINGHAM, FIRST DUKE
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE 0E1
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE 0E1 (1628-1687)
- BUCKINGHAM, HENRY STAFFORD, 2ND DUKE OF3 (1454-1483)
- BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK (1786-1855)
parliamentary division of Buckinghamshire , England, 48 m.
N.W. by N. of London on a branch of the London & North-Western railway. Pop. of urban district (1901), 4799. It lies in an open valley on the west (left) bank of the Ouzel, where the great north-western road from London, the Roman Watling Street , crosses the stream, and is 1 m. E. of Bletchley, an important junction on the main line of the North-Western railway. The church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
kirk , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk - CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o) - CHURCH, SIR
RICHARD (1784–1873) of St Martin was built (c. 1730) on the site of an older church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
kirk , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk - CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
at the instance of Dr Browne Willis, an eminent antiquary (d. 176o), buried here; but the building has been greatly enlarged. A custom instituted by Willis on St Martin's Day (November 11th) includes a service in the church, the firing of some small cannon called the " Fenny Poppers," and other celebrations. The trade of the town is mainly agricultural.
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