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 | | Street is a village in the county of Somerset, England, situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, two miles south west of Glastonbury. |
 | | In the Domesday Book it was recorded as Lega, a name still used throughout the country in the modern form, "Leigh", such as the villages of Lower Leigh, Middle Leigh and Overleigh to the south of the village. |
 | | The Society of Friends established itself there in the mid 17th century and among the close knit group of Quaker families were the Clarks: Cyrus, who started a business in sheepskin rugs, later joined by his brother James, who introduced the production of woollen slippers and, later, boots and shoes. |
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