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  2. University of St Andrews - Wikipedia

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    The University of St Andrews ( Scots: University o St Andras, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; [6] abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, following the universities of Oxford and Cambridge ...

  3. Geography of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands.

  4. Great Britain Historical GIS - Wikipedia

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    The Great Britain Historical GIS (or GBHGIS) is a spatially enabled database that documents and visualises the changing human geography of the British Isles, [1] although is primarily focussed on the subdivisions of the United Kingdom mainly over the 200 years since the first census in 1801. The project is currently based at the University of ...

  5. Victoria University of Manchester - Wikipedia

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    The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. After the demerger of the Victoria University, it gained an independent university charter in 1904 as ...

  6. John Rylands Research Institute and Library - Wikipedia

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    The John Rylands Research Institute and Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. It is part of the University of Manchester. [4] The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. [5]

  7. University of Warwick - Wikipedia

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    Website. warwick .ac .uk. The University of Warwick ( / ˈwɒrɪk / WORR-ik; abbreviated as Warw. in post-nominal letters [5]) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. [6] The university was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand higher education.

  8. Hale, Greater Manchester - Wikipedia

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    Hale is a suburb and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. [1] The population of the village taken at the 2011 census was 15,315. It is contiguous with the southeast of Altrincham, about 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the city of Manchester . Located within the boundaries of the historic county ...

  9. Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester - Wikipedia

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    Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester. /  53.45944°N 2.22528°W  / 53.45944; -2.22528. Saint Mary's Hospital is a hospital in Manchester, England. It is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1790, St Mary's provides a range of inter-related services specifically for women and children.