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"etymology_text": "So called because the land that comprised a row of lots that spanned the entire length of a new township was conceded by the Crown for this purpose.",
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"A road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers."
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