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"A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257)."
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"A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6521)."
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"en:Places in England",
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"glosses": [
"A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930)."
],
"links": [
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"glosses": [
"A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286)."
],
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"West Lindsey",
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"A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586)."
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"A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023."
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"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-iːə"
}
],
"word": "Lea"
}
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