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Nen, river, England

(Encyclopedia)Nen: see Nene, river, England.

Isis, river, England

(Encyclopedia)Isis: see Thames, river, England. ...

Leamington, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Leamington, England: see Royal Leamington Spa. ...

Poplar, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Poplar, former metropolitan borough, SE England. See Tower Hamlets. ...

Richmond, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Richmond, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...

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 of the small Hul...

Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England

(Encyclopedia)Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England, wife of William III. The daughter of James II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, she was brought up a Protestant despite her father's adoption of Roman Catholicism. In...

Manchester, city, England

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

Kettering, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Kettering, town (1991 pop. 44,758), Northamptonshire, central England. It is a road and rail center that manufactures footwear, leather products, and textiles. Industries include iron mining and smelt...

Sandwich, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Sandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. It is a resort and market center with some light industries. One of the Cinque Ports in the 11th cent., Sandwich flourished in t...