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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Minehead
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(6000 in 1991) Ancient harbour, now a resort, on the coast of Somerset. On *May Day and the two following evenings an unusual hobby horse (a long boat-shaped framework, with painted hangings reaching almost to the ground, carried on the shoulders of an unseen man) dances through the town and surrounding district, threatening passers-by until they pay a contribution.
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