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In Cirencester printing began in 1718, in which year Thomas Hinton brought out the first number of the _Cirencester Post_, and the
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901
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Downs the pilot came on board, from whom they received the news of the attempt recently made by Oxford on the life of the Queen; and here the captain, anxious to lose no time in reaching London, quitted the vessel as it entered the Thames, "the sources of which famous river, I was informed, were near a place called Cirencester, eighty-eight miles from London, in the _zillah_ (county) of Gloucester."
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Various
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Mr. Faucitt, when he was a small boy, used to live in a little village in Gloucestershire, near a place called Cirencester -- at least, it isn't: it's called Cissister, which I bet you didn't know -- and after forgetting about it for fifty years, he has suddenly been bitten by the desire to end his days there, surrounded by pigs and chickens.
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In the year of our Lord's incarnation 879, which was the thirty - first of king Alfred, the aforesaid army of pagans leaving Chippenham, as they had promised, went to Cirencester, which is called in British "Cair Cori", and is situate in the southern part of the Wiccii, (36) and there they remained one year.
The Life of King Alfred Giles, J. A. 1847
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Well, no, but it’s a sign of spending too much time in Cirencester.
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Well, no, but it’s a sign of spending too much time in Cirencester.
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In Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Log House Holidays is a group of four log cabins on the edge of a private lake, each with its own boat sleeps four, from £650-£1,185 per week.
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Several hundred spectators watched the Prince, 27, play an “excellent” game at the Cirencester Park polo club, Glos., on Sunday.
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The prince, a keen player, helped his team Umbogo beat Cirencester Park four to three-and-half.
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"I saw you in Cirencester Waitrose the other day!"
Where Riot Is Transposed Into Play Sam Leith 2011
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