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A large historic line of walls encircling a town that normally dates back at least to the Middle Ages.
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Town Walls Tower — is a building in the care of the National Trust in the county town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England in the United Kingdom. Location The Town Walls Tower is located in Shrewsbury town centre. History The Town Walls Tower is the very last… … Wikipedia
Conwy town walls — Conwy, North Wales … Wikipedia
Edinburgh town walls — Edinburgh, Scotland The Flodden Tower, with the Telfer Wall on the right, and Ed … Wikipedia
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd State Party = Type = Cultural Criteria = i, iii, iv ID = 374 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1986 Session = 10th Link =… … Wikipedia
Walls of Vejer de la Frontera — Native name: Spanish: Murallas de Vejer de la Frontera Location: Vejer de la Frontera, Spain … Wikipedia
Walls and Sandness — WALLS and SANDNESS, a parish, in the county of Shetland, 19 miles (W. N. W.) from Lerwick; containing, with the islands of Foula, Linga, Papa Stour, and Vaila, 2449 inhabitants. This parish, consisting of the four districts of Walls, Sandness … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Town and gown — are two distinct communities of a university town; town being the non academic population and gown metonymically being the university community, especially in ancient seats of learning such as Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews, though also in more … Wikipedia
Town — Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune}, {tine}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Town clerk — Town Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Town cress — Town Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
