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was once ravaged by the Danes; but it was rebuilt by Henry I. who made it a royal borough.
It, however, never sent members to parliament. At this place, several of the Lollards were martyred, in the reigns of Henry V. and VII. The church is part of a priory, built by Henry I. — and opposite to it there stands a farm-house, called Kinsbury; said to have been a royal palace. A great manufactory in straw is carried on here, chiefly by women and children; who excel all the world in forming hats, boxes, shoes, &c. out of that commodity. The larks in this vicinity are said to be remarkable for their size and flavour.
The Sugar Loaf is a good inn, and most frequented.
The Hills between here and Stoney-Stratford (to which place we passed through Brick Hill, Hockliffe, and Fenney-Stratford,) are frequent and steep; and the
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