Bodleian Library's Wiltshire storage hub has 10 million books

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Bodleian Library's Wiltshire storage hub has 10 million books
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The huge warehouse near Swindon has 150 miles of shelving, which also hold maps and artefacts.

More than 10 million books, maps and artefacts belonging to Oxford University's world-famous Bodleian Library are stored in a warehouse near Swindon.

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