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Wansdyke, ancient British road, 80 miles long, from Andover in Hants, W. through Wilts, to Portishead in Somerset; was originally called Wodensdic, and was made by the Belgf as their north boundary.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ancient British road" (ADL Feature Type: "roadways") |
| Administrative units: | Somerset Ancient County Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | WANSDYKE | WODENSDIC |
| Place: | Wansdyke |
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