or AGMONDESHAM, an ancient market and borough town of Buckinghamshire, in the hundred of Burnham, pleasantly situated in a valley between richly-wooded hills, through which the river Colne flows. It consists chiefly of two streets, crossing each other; and at the point of intersection stands the church, a very handsome building, containing several beautiful monuments. The town has

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1 Ansera, French translation. Preface, p. 50. 2 Sur les Changements survenus, &c., par M. Roulin, en Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles, Avril 1829.