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Loughborough
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Loughborough (lŭf`bərə), town (1991 pop. 44,895), Leicestershire, central England, on the Soar River. It is a market town with engineering works. Manufactures include hosiery, shoes, pharmaceuticals, boilers, and pottery. Bell foundries were built in 1840; the great bell of St. Paul's Cathedral in London was cast there in 1881. Loughborough's war memorial, with a carillon of 47 bells, was built in 1923. In the town are the Loughborough College of Technology and a grammar school (founded in 1495).
Loughborough
a town in central England, in N Leicestershire: university (1966). Pop.: 55 258 (2001)


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Three young Scots - Adam Major (discus), Aileen Wilson (high jump) and Joanna Ross (800m) - are in the British junior squad for the Loughborough Inter-national on May 21 against senior teams from British Universities, Loughborough, England and Scotland.
Bruford received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Loughborough University in Loughborough, England.
Three young Scots - discus thrower Adam Major, high jumper Aileen Wilson and 800m runner Joanna Ross - are in the British junior team for the Lough-borough International on May 21 against senior teams from British Universities, Loughborough, England and Scotland.
 
 
 
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