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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95504" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95504" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A seaport city in the west of England. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27756" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27756" /> == | ||
<p> in Gloucestershire, England, the seat of a bishopric of the Church of England, founded by Henry | <p> in Gloucestershire, England, the seat of a bishopric of the Church of England, founded by Henry VIII, who in 1542 converted the abbey-church of the [[Augustine]] monks into a cathedral, dividing the abbey lands between the bishop and the chapter, which he made to consist of a dean and six secular canons or prebendaries. The church was also served by an archdeacon, six minor canons, a deacon and subdeacon, six lay clerks, and six choristers. This see is now united to that of Gloucester, and the bishop is styled of [[Gloucester]] and Bristol. The last bishop of Bristol, Dr. Allen, was transferred to [[Ely]] in 1836. The present bishop of Gloucester and [[Bristol]] (1861) is [[Charles]] Baring, consecrated 1856. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69512" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69512" /> == | ||
<p> On the Avon, 6 m. from its mouth, and 118 m. | <p> On the Avon, 6 m. from its mouth, and 118 m. W. of London, is the largest town in Gloucestershire, the seventh in England, and a great seaport, with Irish, W. Indian, and S. American trade; it manufactures tobacco, boots and shoes; it has a cathedral, two colleges, a library and many educational institutions; by a charter of [[Edward]] III. it forms a county in itself. </p> | ||
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