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Boscobel, par., N. Shropshire, on verge of the co., 6 miles NE. of Shifnal, 600 ac., pop. 23. Boscobel House was a hiding-place of Charles II., after the battle of Worcester, Sept. 3,1651.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Boscobel Parish Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Boscobel |
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