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Rural rides in the southern, western and eastern counties of England, 1930

William Cobbett (9 March 1763– 18 June 1835) was a journalist and Member of Parliament from England. He made many journeys around England. He wrote a book called Rural Rides about what he saw.

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  • Farnham Cobbett's birthplace

    William Cobbett's birthplace

  • The life of William Cobbett - written by himself. No 2' (William Cobbett) by James Gillray

    Cartoon of Cobbett enlisting in the army. From the Political Register of 1809. Artist James Gillray.

  • WilliamCobbettPrison

    Contemporary engraving of Cobbett in prison, captioned "The Hampshire Hog in the Pound"

  • John Doyle 1833 MPs

    William Cobbett (left foreground), John Gully (middle) and Joseph Pease (right) (the first Quaker elected to Parliament) arriving at Westminster, in March 1833. Sketch by John Doyle.

  • William Cobbett Grave 2016

    The tomb of William Cobbett in the churchyard of St Andrew's church in Farnham

  • Batteuse 1881

    The introduction of horse-powered threshing machines to farms was one of the principal causes of the Swing Riots


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