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The Ripon Obelisk is an obelisk monument in the centre of the Yorkshire settlement of Ripon in Northern England.[1]

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  1. 21 relations: A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain, City status in the United Kingdom, Commemorative plaque, Covent Garden, Daniel Defoe, England, Foot (unit), John Aislabie, Lincoln's Inn, Listed building, Market square, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Monument, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Northern England, Obelisk, Ripon, Roman Empire, Weather vane, William Aislabie (1700–1781), Yorkshire.

  2. Monuments and memorials in North Yorkshire
  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings
  4. Obelisks in England
  5. Ripon

A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain

A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain is an account of his travels by English author Daniel Defoe, first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727.

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City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.

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Commemorative plaque

A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing.

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Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.

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Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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The foot (standard symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

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John Aislabie

John Aislabie or Aslabie (4 December 167018 June 1742), of Studley Royal, near Ripon, Yorkshire, was a British politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1721.

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Lincoln's Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Market square

A market square (also known as a market place) is a square meant for trading, in which a market is held.

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Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Monument

A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance.

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Nicholas Hawksmoor

Nicholas Hawksmoor (– 25 March 1736) was an English architect. Ripon Obelisk and Nicholas Hawksmoor are Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings.

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Northern England

Northern England, or the North of England, is a region that forms the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.

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Obelisk

An obelisk (from ὀβελίσκος; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top.

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Ripon

Ripon is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Weather vane

A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind.

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William Aislabie (1700–1781)

William Aislabie (1700 – 17 May 1781) of Studley Royal, North Yorkshire was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons for over 60 years from 1721 to 1781.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.

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See also

Monuments and memorials in North Yorkshire

Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings

Obelisks in England

Ripon

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_Obelisk