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Ancaster

Village in Lincolnshire, England, 12 km/7 mi east of Grantham; population (2001) 1,300. Ancaster limestone is quarried in Ancaster and at nearby Wilsford. The Royal Air Force College at Cranwell, which was founded in 1920, lies 6 km/4 mi to the north.

During the Roman occupation, Ancaster, then known as Causennae, was the last Roman station before Lincoln; the camp itself covered an area of 3.5 ha/8.6 acres. Coins, pottery, and mosaic flooring from the site are displayed in Grantham Museum.

Ancaster

Town in Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality, south Ontario, Canada; population (1991) 22,000. It is a largely residential suburb, 11 km/7 mi southwest of Hamilton.
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Nevertheless, a journey to Ancaster may not be ill for thee; so go thou, as I bid, and thou hadst best go this very evening, for since thou hast abided at the Sheriff's many know thy face, and if thou goest in broad daylight, thou mayst get thyself into a coil with some of his worship's men-at-arms.
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