Kingsbridge
South Devon market
Kingsbridge is a market town in Devon, England, situated at the head of the Kingsbridge Estuary.
The name also appears in several other locations, including a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York.
In fiction, Kingsbridge is the setting of Ken Follett's historical novels beginning with *The Pillars of the Earth*, where it's a medieval English town centered on its cathedral.
Southwestern English county
- EnglandLargest British country
- villageSmall rural community
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- harbourSheltered anchorage for ships
quay · tidal · boatbuilding · sailing · coastal · rural · parish · British
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- prioryLesser monastic house
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
anarchy · succession · wool trade · stonemason · master builder · Gothic architecture · twelfth century · England
Point where paths intersect
- spanDistance between endpoints
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- river crossingPassage over water
- landmarkNotable point of reference
historic structure · masonry · buttress · parapet · causeway · ford · passage
NYC's northernmost borough
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- subway stationUnderground railway platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
Riverdale · elevated train · community · residential · borough
Devon
Southwestern English county
- EnglandLargest British country
- villageSmall rural community
- market townSettlement with regular trading
harbour · quay · tidal · boatbuilding · sailing · coastal · rural · parish · British · settlement
Ken Follett
medieval · anarchy · succession · wool trade · stonemason · master builder · Gothic architecture · twelfth century · England · historical fiction
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- spanDistance between endpoints
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- river crossingPassage over water
landmark · historic structure · masonry · buttress · parapet · causeway · ford · passage
Bronx
NYC's northernmost borough
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- subway stationUnderground railway platform
Broadway · Riverdale · elevated train · community · residential · borough
KingsbridgeLondon
England's capital city
New York City · metropolis · megacity · Tokyo · megalopolis
KingsbridgeSheffield
South Yorkshire manufacturing city
industrial city · Manchester · Leeds · northern England · urban sprawl
KingsbridgeLondon
England's capital city
capital · Westminster · seat of power · financial center · cultural capital
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