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Hull, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Hull, officially Kingston upon Hull, city and unitary authority, NE England, on the north shore of the Humber estuary at the influx…

Manchester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) ManchesterManchestermănˈchəstər, –chĕsˌtər [key], city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, a port on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers. Manchester remains…

Mary of England

(Encyclopedia) Mary of England (Mary Tudor), 1496–1533, queen consort of Louis XII of France, daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. She was betrothed in 1507 to the future Holy…

Louth, town, England

(Encyclopedia) LouthLouthlouth [key], town (1991 pop. 14,093), in the Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, E England, on the Lud River. Although a canal was built to the Humber estuary in the 18th cent.,…

London, city, England

(Encyclopedia) London, capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the…

Chatham, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Chatham, town, Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham form a contiguous urban area that is now the unitary borough of Medway. Chatham was a major…

Chelmsford, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, city, county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural…

Chester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chester, city, Cheshire West and Chester, W central England, on a sandstone height above the Dee River. It is a railroad junction.…