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from 1555 to 1556). Major C. H. D. Palmer owned it in 1925, having been passed down by earlier
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579:Wallingford
571:Dorney Lake
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438:Dorney Lake
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1659:Categories
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1493:Iver Heath
1385:New Denham
1259:Ledborough
953:25 January
925:References
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798:Demography
750:Localities
676:Dorneywood
540:Topography
369:51°30′07″N
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683:Transport
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246:Post town
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718:Religion
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1234:Towns
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