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by jordanmoconnor 1415 days ago
Looking at the data - these locations are based on where they were born (not where they currently reside, or died).
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It does say that at the top, but I too was initially confused as to why Charles Darwin was in Shrewsberry, rather than the place he lived for most of his adult life - the very splendid Down House https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/home-of-cha...