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LUTON , a See also:market See also:town and municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough in the See also:southern or Luton See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Bedfordshire, See also:England, 30 M. N.W. by N. of See also:London by the Midland railway, served also by a See also:branch of the See also:Great See also:Northern. Pop. (1901) 36,404. It lies in a narrow valley on the See also:south flank of the Chiltern Hills, on the upper See also:part of the See also:river See also:Lea. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Mary is mainly Decorated, but has portions of See also:Early See also:English and Perpendicular See also:work. It has See also:brasses and monuments of See also:interest and a See also:late Decorated See also:baptistery of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone, an ornate roofed structure, octagonal in See also:form. The See also:font within it is Early English. Luton is the See also:principal seat in England of the See also:straw-See also:plait manufacture, and large quantities of hats and other straw goods have been exported, though in See also:recent years the See also:industry has suffered from increased See also:foreign competition. The industry originated with the See also:colony of straw-plaiters transplanted by See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I. from See also:Scotland, whither they had been brought from See also:Lorraine by See also:Queen Mary. The town has also foundries, motor See also:car See also:works and other manufactures. The borough is under a See also:mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. See also:Area, 3133 acres.
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