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Identifier: newdisplayofbeau02lond (find matches)
Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects:  Historic buildings
Publisher:  London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library:  Boston Public Library
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navigable tillthe year 1730, when it was made fo by a& of parliament, quitefrom Stroud, to its conflux with the Severn. One of the riversAvon rifes in Northamptonfhire, and runnmg through War-wickfhire, and feparating Gloucefterfhire from Worcefterfhire,falls into the Severn near Tewkefbury. The other Avon, dif-tinguifhed by the name of Avon-weft, rifes not far from Tet^bury, near the borders of Wilt£hire, and feparating Gloucefter-ihire from Somerfetfhire, falls into the Severn near Briftol. This county is generally divided into three diftricls. The eas-tern part of the county, bordering upon Warwickshire, Oxfords-hire, and Berkshire, is called Catefwould j the middle part,the vale of (gloucefter, and the triangular part, included be-tween the Wye, the Severn, and a fmall river called the Leden,is called the Foreft of Dean. The vale of Gloucefter manUfeftly derived its name from its fituation, and t.he foreft wasprobably called the Foreft of Pean, from Deaia, the principal town
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THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 273 town in thediftri£t ; fome have fuppofed the word Dean to be acorruption of drden, a name ufed by the ancient Gauls andBritons to fignify a wood ; and there is a wood in Warwick-shire called Arden to this day. This city is divided into thirtyhundreds, and contains one city and twenty-five market towns.It lies in the province of Canterbury, is a diocefe of itfelf, andcontains 280 parifh.es. The principal manufacture of this county is wbollen cloth ;and it was computed, that before our wool began to be clandef-tinely exported to France, 50,000 pieces of cloth were madeyearly in this county, which being eftimated at ten pounds apiece, the fine with the coarfe, amounts to 500,0001. GLOUCESTER. This city is 101 miles from London, and (lands on a pleafanthill, with houfes on every defcent, and is a clean well builttown, with the Severn on one fide, a branch of which bringsChips to it. It is beautified with a cathedral, befides five parithchurches, and is exceed

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Arden on the Severn

Maryland, United States · North America

About Arden on the Severn

Arden on the Severn is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Crownsville, 25km from National Aquarium.

Arden on the Severn is in Maryland, United States, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Crownsville, about 5 km away.

Arden on the Severn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The population was 1,880 at the 2020 census. Its homes offer residents private waterfront beaches including private docks and boat slips as well as access to four private community beaches. The homes in Arden on the Severn are

Read more considered to be amongst some of the most sought after residential properties in the State of Maryland, as the community is secluded from main roads and business, but is close enough to the main highways offering residents easy commuting routes with low amounts of traffic to the Washington, D.C., Annapolis, and Baltimore metro areas.

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Within an hour or so of Arden on the Severn: National Aquarium (25 km), Smithsonian Museums (42 km), United States Capitol (42 km), National Mall (43 km).

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Arden on the Severn is in Maryland, United States, about 5 km from Crownsville.

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Population
1,953
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Maryland
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.0659, -76.5789

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Worth the detour from Arden on the Severn

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National Aquarium

Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.

25 km · about 30 min drive

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Smithsonian Museums

The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.

42 km · about 50 min drive

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United States Capitol

Neoclassical seat of the US Congress topped by the iconic cast-iron dome, a centrepiece of the National Mall.

42 km · about 50 min drive

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National Mall

America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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National Gallery of Art

A free world-class museum on the National Mall featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

The world's most visited aerospace museum, displaying the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, and Apollo 11 command module.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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Smithsonian's National Zoo

Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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