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DOVASTON, a township in Kinnerley parish, Salop; 6½ miles SE of Oswestry. Pop., 157. A spot, called Kynaston's leap, on Dovaston common, is named after the famous outlaw.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dovaston Township Kinnerley Parish Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Dovaston |
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