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From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape: the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire

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From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape: the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire. / Bowen, James.
In: Midland History, Vol. 38, No. 2, 09.2013, p. 194-212.

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Bowen, J 2013, 'From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape: the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire', Midland History, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 194-212. https://doi.org/10.1179/0047729X13Z.00000000026

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Bowen, J. (2013). From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape: the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire. Midland History, 38(2), 194-212. https://doi.org/10.1179/0047729X13Z.00000000026

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Bowen J. From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape: the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire. Midland History. 2013 Sept;38(2):194-212. doi: 10.1179/0047729X13Z.00000000026

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Bowen, James. / From medieval deer park to an enclosed agricultural and developing industrial landscape : the post-medieval evolution of Lilleshall Park, Shropshire. In: Midland History. 2013 ; Vol. 38, No. 2. pp. 194-212.

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