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BATTLEFIELD: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1750.

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" BATTLEFIELD, (Salop) 5 m. N.E. of Shrewsbury, bet. the roads to Chester and Holywell. Here was formerly a popish college, founded by K. Hen. IV. and V. of whom the former gained a victory on this plain, over the rebels under Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur."

[Transcribed information from England's Gazetteer - Stephen Whatley - 1750](unless otherwise stated)

[Description(s) transcribed by Mel Lockie ©2015]