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Mr. C. Dicey's County Atlas
Cluer Dicey, see this LINK.
Carp
Carp is a common name for various species of an oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. Some consider all cyprinid fishes carp, and the family Cyprinidae itself is often known as the carp family. In colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to several larger cyprinid species such as Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp). From WIKI
Dace
Leuciscus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are commonly called Eurasian daces; familiar species include the Common Dace and Ide. The genus is widespread form Europe to Siberia. From WIKI
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Mr. Bird
See page 436.
Miller of Wherr
Dixon's Old Man
Honorable E.I.C.
Honorable East India Company
Chaldron
See page 219.
Binchester
Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. It has a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor. It has a community centre, swing park and football field and is surrounded by countryside. From WIKI
Torpidinous
See page 477.
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Chub
Squalius is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae, containing the European chubs (the "European Chub" proper is S. cephalus). This genus belongs to the subfamily Leuciscinae as other chubs and daces generally do. From/See WIKI
Bulkheads
A wall within the hull of a ship, vehicle, or container. From WIKI
Phlegmatick
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. From WIKI
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Preston
Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble in the Central Lancashire sub-region. Preston and its surroundings have provided evidence of ancient Roman activity in the area, largely in the form of a Roman road which led to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. The Saxons established Preston; the name Preston is derived from Old English words meaning "Priest settlement" and in the Domesday Book appears as "Prestune". During the Middle Ages, Preston formed a parish and township in the hundred of Amounderness and was granted a Guild Merchant charter in 1179, giving it the status of a market town. Textiles have been produced in Preston since the middle of the 13th century, when locally produced wool was woven in people's houses. Flemish weavers who settled in the area during the 14th century helped to develop the industry. Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was a weaver born in Preston. The most rapid period of growth and development in Preston's history coincided with the industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing... In the early 18th century a writer said Preston was "a pretty town with an abundance of gentry in it, commonly called Proud Preston". From WIKI
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were largely brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. From WIKI
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Factors
A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. From WIKI
Food Riots
Probably an anachronism here, referring to the Irish Famine of 1740/41, see WIKI.
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"[T]he Earth's Surface [...] began to curve sharply inward, leaving a great circum-polar Emptiness [...] toward which our path was taking us [...] And 'twas so that we enter'd, by its great northern Portal, upon the inner Surface of the Earth."
Thus, Dixon relates to Mason his journey into Hollow Earth, guided by what seems to be an extraterrestrial being. See p.548. Also, see page 603.
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"to go anywhere is ever to descend."
The partially italicized word might be a reference, or at least could've been influenced by Richard Farina, who used partially italicized words quite often in 'Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me.'
