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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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beating the bounds
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An annual procession round a parish's boundaries, usually led by the vicar with much ceremony. This was in earlier centuries a necessary territorial act. In several places the custom still continues, more out of sentiment than necessity now that maps are clear and detailed. An equivalent in Scotland is the *common riding.
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