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Thomas Horspool, the Glossary

Thomas Horspool (born 22 May 1830) was a British runner who set several world records in the mile soon after relatively precise running tracks and accurate timing devices came into use in the mid-19th century.^[1]

7 relations: Basford, Nottingham, Great Britain, Liverpool, Manchester, Mile run world record progression, Publican, Sheffield.
Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire

Basford, Nottingham

Basford is a northerly suburb of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England, incorporated into the city in 1877.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Mile run world record progression

The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event.

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Publican

In antiquity, publicans (Greek τελώνης telōnēs; Latin publicanus; publicani) were public contractors, in whose official capacity they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects.

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