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Guildford (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 13 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.2167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 34 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.5667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the River Wey, Guildford was first mentioned as a borough in 1131. Its economy is based on railways, engineering, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Guildford is noted for the 16th-century Royal King Edward VI Grammar School and the Women's Royal Army Corp museum. |
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| Guildford (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Guilford (C,V,English,U)
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| Gildford (C,V)
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| גילדפורד (C,U,Hebrew )
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Surrey (county) (P) |
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Guildford (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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chartered in 1257 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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