Lovely Mount is an extinct

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in Radford,

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. Before 1854, and the arrival of the

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, Lovely Mount had a population of 30, but grew to more than 100 within 2 years. By 1890 the town had grown to more than 3000 and was eventually absorbed into the town of Radford in 1891.

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