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Contemporary sources:

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  25. [Smith, W.] ‘'A New Map of Durham divided into Wards, exhibiting its Roads, Rivers, Parks, &c', London: John Cary, 1831 (Archive ref: LDGSL/1008/180).
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  35. 'A Map of Five Miles round the City of Bath, on a scale of one inch and a half to a mile, from an Actual Survey, including all the new roads, with Alterations and Improvements to the present time, 1799'. Printed for and sold by A Taylor and W Nayler, Booksellers, Bath. [Source: Bath Central Library]  

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