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STOURBRIDGE

Volume 19 · 71 words · 1810 Edition

or STURBRIDGE, the name of a field near Cambridge, noted for its famous fair kept annually on the 7th of September, and which continues for a fortnight. The commodities are, horses, hops, iron, wool, leather, cheese, &c. This place is also noted noted for an excellent species of clay capable of resisting intense heat. It is used in making pots for glass-houses, fire-bricks, &c.; and is sold at a high price.