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Thaxted, small town and par., Essex, on river Chelmer, 6 miles N. of Dunmow, 6252 ac., pop. 1914; P.O., T.O.; was a bor. from the time of Mary till that of James II.; Samuel Purchase (1577-1628), author of works of travel and exploration, was a native.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Thaxted Parish Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Thaxted |
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