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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Conqueror, in the last year of his reign, erected a strong castle here, which he placed under the command of a governor, styled a constable, with a strong garrison, to keep the refractory barons in submission, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the Town Hall and should allow each of them half a pint of strong beer and a halfpenny loaf for their breakfasts and half a pint of strong beer for each after dinner and allow the landlord or …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of a great landowner has not hindered the rise of a strong community spirit; it is interesting to note that two …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of bread to the poor. 72 A company of Volunteers, about 60 strong, was raised from 1797 to 1801, and was revived in 1807 …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… and the Sence is called Tythorn Hill. The soil is mainly a strong, loamy clay. Part of the southern boundary of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Blunt's Hall, 1,500 yards S.W. of the parish church, has a strong inner rampart. Monuments (453). The following …
A History of the County of Oxford
… kept in hand. 3 In other respects, too, the town retained strong agricultural links until the 20th century. Several …
A History of the County of Oxford
… although Witney manufacturers seem not to have forged strong links with the Company before the 1730s. 44 Trade with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for a prosperous commercial and trading community with a strong Nonconformist element, and was increasingly eclipsed …