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Gillingham Information:

In the 1850s, the arrival of the railway to the town brought prosperity and new industries including brickmaking, cheese production, printing, soap manufacture and at the end of the 19th century one of the first petrol engine plants in the country. The neighbouring hamlets of Peacemarsh, Bay and Wyke have become part of Gillingham as it has expanded. There is a stone age barrow in the town, and evidence of Roman settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries; however the town was established by the Saxons. 0 km) northwest of Shaftesbury. In 1940 and 1941 there was substantial scale clearing of London and other modern urban communities to country towns, especially in the north, southwest and Wales. In the Domesday Book in 1086 it is recorded as Gelingeham, and later spellings incorporate Gellingeham in 1130, Gyllingeham in 1152 and Gilingeham in 1209. ... [snippet] Read more here »

Legal Advice, Information:

The United Kingdom has three legal systems, each of which applies to a particular geographical area. English law applies in England and Wales, Northern Ireland law applies in Northern Ireland, and Scots law applies in Scotland. While these three systems diverge in the more detailed rules, there are also substantive fields of law which apply across the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom does not have a single legal system because it was created by the political union of previously independent countries. Article 19 of the Treaty of Union, put The United Kingdom has three lawful frameworks, each of which applies to a specific land region. English law applies in England and Wales, Northern Ireland law applies in Northern Ireland, and Scots law applies in Scotland. While these three frameworks separate in the more nitty gritty tenets, there are additionally substantive fields of law which apply over the United Kingdom. The United ... [snippet] Read more here »

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