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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foxley, Norfolk</span> Human settlement in England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bremilham</span> Human settlement in England

Bremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in north Wiltshire, England. It is near the hamlet of Foxley in the parish of Norton. The nearest town is Malmesbury, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away to the north east.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norton, Wiltshire</span> Human settlement in England

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