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King Henry I founded the town of Dunstable in 1100 at the ancient crossroads of Watling Street and the Icknield Way.  He granted Dunstable a Market Charter (shown  in the picture) in 1131. The town is situated in the hundred of Manshead in the county of Bedford, eighteen miles south-by-west from Bed...

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King Henry I founded the town of Dunstable in 1100 at the ancient crossroads of Watling Street and the Icknield Way. He granted Dunstable a Market Charter (shown in the picture) in 1131. The town is situated in the hundred of Manshead in the county of Bedford, eighteen miles south-by-west from Bedford, and thirty-three miles north-west-by-north from London. Upwards of 35,000 people now live within the town's boundaries.

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11th Jun 2005 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
Geography, History

Key Stages:
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
Market, charter, Dunstable, Henry I

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