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ROBOROUGH, a down and a hundred in the S W of Devon. The down is on the border of the county, 6 miles N by E of Plymouth; and has a place of its own name, with a post-office under Plymouth. The hundred contains 12 parishes and parts of 3 others. Acres, 58, 201. Pop. in 1851, 25, 164; in 1861, 27, 803. Houses, 3, 831.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a down and a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Roborough |
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