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Bodmin

(Encyclopedia) Bodmin, town, Cornwall, SW England. Bodmin was the county seat for Cornwall, but local government offices are now in Truro. Bodmin was…

Roscommon, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Roscommon, town (1991 pop. 3,427), county seat of Roscommon, central Republic of Ireland. Noted for its Dominican priory and the remains of a castle, both dating from the 13th cent.,…

Chelmsford, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, city, county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural…

Sulphur Springs

(Encyclopedia) Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important…

Lewes

(Encyclopedia) LewesLewesl&oomacr;ˈĭs, –ĭz [key], town (1991 pop. 14,499) and district, East Sussex, SE England. The county seat of East Sussex, Lewes is a farm market with light manufactures. St…

Longford, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Longford, county (1991 pop. 30,296), 403 sq mi (1,044 sq km), N central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Longford. A part of the central plain of Ireland, it has level land with…

San Leandro

(Encyclopedia) San LeandroSan Leandrosăn lēănˈdrō [key], city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods;…

Durham, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Durham, town, county seat of Durham, NE England, on the sides of a hill nearly encircled by the Wear River. The town's small factories…

Coshocton

(Encyclopedia) Coshocton Coshocton kəshŏkˈtən [key], city (2020 pop. 11,043), seat of Coshocton co., central Ohio,…

Guildford

(Encyclopedia) Guildford Guildford gĭlˈfərd [key], town and district, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. The county…