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Honiton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 11 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mainly Georgian town; was an important posting stage on the London-Exeter road; famous for Honiton lace, probably introduced by Huguenots in the 16th century. |
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| Honiton (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Honetona (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Honetone (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Devon (county) (P) |
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Honiton (inhabited place) (P) |
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