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Staines, city (1991 pop. 12,886), Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River. On the edge of Greater London, Staines is residential. There is some industry, such as the manufacture of diesel engines. Spelthorne Museum is there, and Thorpe Park, a theme park, is nearby. Staines a town in SE England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop.: 50 538 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We had decided to sleep on board that night, and we had either to lay up just about there, or go on past Staines. Clarence had been able to go to Oxford; his elder brother, Lord Staines, into the Guards. In the pleasant towns of Chertsey, Walton, Kingston, and Staines, her figure came to be quite well known for some short weeks, and then again passed on. |
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