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Dinton, the birthplace of Clarendon, historian of the Civil War.
Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes
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The hiding-hole at Dinton was beneath the staircase, and accessible by removing three of the steps.
Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. Allan Fea 1908
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If Dinton died -- and I hope he won't, for he is an excellent fellow -- I should probably get his berth.
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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As the train rolled along the charming valley, in which lie the miniature towns of Wilton, Dinton, and Tisbury, we pledged each other in right good fellowship, and by the time Exeter was reached were friendly enough to have journeyed round the world together.
A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Guy Boothby 1886
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I looked it up, and the date _was_ 1608; the parish (Dinton) was, sure enough, in
Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome 1876
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Dinton come to see me they look old and careworn, and are full of tales of the turmoil and trouble of husbands, and sons, and dues, and tenants 'fees, and villeins, and I know not what, that I often think that even in this world's sense I am the best off.
Grisly Grisell Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Lawyer, statesman, and historian, son of a country gentleman of good estate in Wiltshire, was born at Dinton in that county, and ed. at Oxford
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Lord Wilson of Dinton and Lord Turnbull both rejected the former prime minister's claim that cabinet ministers "knew the score" and had been aware that he had agreed to invade Iraq soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Lord Wilson of Dinton and Lord Turnbull both rejected the former prime minister's claim that cabinet ministers "knew the score" and had been aware that he had agreed to invade Iraq soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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While I was taking my breakfast at the Lord's Arms Inn, some of the requisitionists made their appearance, and they were soon followed by the remainder, and a considerable number of the landholders of the county, amongst whom, as I sat at an up-stair window, I recognised Mr. Wyndham, of Dinton, the High
Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 Henry Hunt 1804
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