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A History of the County of Stafford
… it part of the endowment of an almshouse for poor women in Beacon Street, Lichfield, later known as Dr. Milley's …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… south of the River Douglas. The highest point is Ashhurst Beacon, known locally as the 'Beetle,' 569 ft. above sea … of Leyland. The view from the top of the hill near the Beacon is an extensive one, affording a fine panorama of the … The township is governed by a parish council. Ashhurst Beacon was erected a century ago, when a French invasion was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of the village the road lednorth to the summit where the Beacon stood, destroyed by a gale in 1803, and then dividing, … The mere, afterwards called St. Domingo Pit, was below the Beacon, to the east; Mere Lane led down to it. The commanding … a holy well here, but the site has been lost. 10 The Beacon, already mentioned, was a plain rectangular tower of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… estate in 1842 but was later owned by S. L. Seckham of Beacon Place, Lichfield, and Whittington Old Hall (d. 1901) …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Threlfall. 4a The principal feature of the northern end is Beacon Fell, which attains a height of 874 ft. above the sea. … born at a farm called the Mountain, on the east side of Beacon Fell, about 1563. He was ordained priest at Rheims in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the Civil War. 65 At the end of November 1642 he fired his beacon on the top of Hoghton Tower, and thus assembled all …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… between this township and Liverpool; it was called Beacon Gutter. In 1823 Springfield Mill stood near Spellow by …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… built in 1733, and said to mark the position of an older beacon. 1 Fine views are obtained from this point. The … 109 The grammar school was founded in 1566. 110 The 'beacon upon Rivington Hill' is mentioned in 1591; Hist. MSS. … 218 of inland water. Mr. Lever's gift also includes the beacon tower on the Pike and land around it. a Baines, Lancs. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Pike in Shuttleworth were formerly the remains of a beacon. 3 A pot containing Roman coins of the 3rd century was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Keer. Its highest point, near which there is an ancient beacon, is 534 ft. above sea level. The village of Warton … street near the church gate, and the stocks were near. The beacon of the Crag is marked very clearly on the map of 1590. …