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THE WELSH MARCHES

The country between the countries.

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Jul 15, 2026
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In the 8th century, Offa, King of Mercia, built a ditch and bank along the length of the border between his kingdom and Wales. It ran, broadly, from the Dee Estuary in the north to the Severn Estuary…

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