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BROWNHILLS , an See also:

urban See also:

DISTRICT

district in the See also:

LICHFIELD

Lichfield See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

STAFFORDSHIRE

Staffordshire, See also:

England, 6 m. W. of Lichfield, on See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch lines of the See also:

LONDON

London & See also:

North-Western and Midland See also:

RAILWAYS

railways, and near the Essington See also:

Canal. Pop. (1891) 11,82o; (1901) 15,252. There are extensive See also:

COAL

coal-mines in the district, forming See also:

PART

part of the See also:

CANNOCK

Cannock See also:

Chase See also:

DEPOSIT (Lat. depositurn, from deponere, to lay down, to put in the care of)

deposit. The See also:

TOWN

town lies on the See also:

ROMAN

Roman Watling See also:

Street, and remains of earthworks are seen at See also:

KNAVE (O.E. cnafa, cognate with Ger. Knabe, boy)

Knave's See also:

Castle, on the Street, and at Castle Old Fort, 2 M. S.E. Ogley See also:

Hay, the See also:

PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish of which partly covers Brownhills, is a large adjoining See also:

VILLAGE

village; there are also See also:

GREAT

Great Wyrley and See also:

Norton-under-Cannock or Norton Canes to the N.W. and N., with collieries, and at See also:

Church See also:

BRIDGE

Bridge are See also:

BRICK (derived according to some etymologists from the Teutonic bricke, a disk or plate; but more authoritatively, through the French brique, originally a " broken piece," applied especially to bread, and so to clay, from the Teutonic brikan, to break)

brick, See also:

TILE (0. Eng. tigel, Fr. tuile, connected with Lat. tegula)

tile, and edge-See also:

TOOL (0. Eng. tdl, generally referred to a root seen in the Goth. taujan, to make, or in the English word " taw," to work or dress leather)

tool See also:

WORKS

works. Wyrley See also:

Grove is a picturesque See also:

MANSION (through O. Fr. mansion, mod. maison, from Lat. mansio, dwelling-place, stage on a journey; manere, to remain)

mansion of the 17th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

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