Oct. 29.] ST. MODWEN’S DAY.
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Oct. 29.]
ST. MODWEN’S DAY.
Staffordshire.
This day used to be observed at Burton-on-Trent. On it was held a sale of cheese, and a variety of sports and pastimes took place.—Pitt, Topographical History of Staffordshire, 1817, p. 45.
