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HOLMBURY HILL, a hill in the S of Surrey; 1½ mile N of Ewhurst, and 8 SE of Guildford. It overlooks the great wood of Holmsdale; and has an irregular, double-ditched, ancient camp of nearly 9 acres.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hill" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
Administrative units: | Surrey AncC |
Place: | Holmbury |
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