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Explore England's Past

Stuart (1603-1714)

1603-1714

This street is named after the gold coin called a guinea, which took its name from the West African gold coast.

This street was once a very busy location, with merchants and traders living here as well as warehouses alongside the quay at the backs of the hous

Bristol, built at the bridging point of the Frome and Avon rivers in Saxon times, has been an important port for centuries.

Lorna Doone

Simonsbath House

Royal arms 1609 in Winsford church. Exmoor was not too remote to escape the outcome of conflict between king and parliament in the 1640s.

Molland church (St. Mary) is of outstanding interest.

Late 17th-century Hele Bridge farmhouse, Dulverton.

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