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England, United Kingdom
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  • Ealing: Pitzhanger Manor-House
    Ealing

    …de Actune sold land in Acton to St. Paul’s Cathedral. In late 1642, after the Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil Wars, defense forces at Acton, Brentford, and Turnham Green (at the present border between Ealing and Hounslow) barred the access of Charles I’s forces to London. Acton became…

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    …de Actune sold land in Acton to St. Paul’s Cathedral. In late 1642, after the Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil Wars, defense forces at Acton, Brentford, and Turnham Green (at the present border between Ealing and Hounslow) barred the access of Charles I’s forces to London. Acton became…

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