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From the time she was 5 years old Florence had two homes in England. One was Lea Hurst, near the quaint village of Lea in Derbyshire. The other was Embley Park, near Romsey, on the edge of the New Forest.

Both homes were surrounded with beautiful old trees and flower gardens. Florence loved flowers and birds and animals. She loved babies, too, and although there were none in her own family, she had a great many little cousins in whose teethings and baby illness she was greatly interested.


The City of Florence,
birthplace of Florence Nightingale

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