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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… about 150 ft. by 120 ft. now vacant of buildings. The banks are revetted in brick and there is an arm projecting N. …
The Environs of London
… occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 1129 inhabitants. The parish lies on the banks of the river Glym, and comprises about 4000 acres, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… those fortresses which the praetor Ostorius erected on the banks of the Severn, to secure his conquests. Great numbers … conducted; ironfoundries have been erected on the banks of the Worcester and Birmingham canal and the Severn, … navigable for barges of considerable tonnage, and on the banks of which arc commodious quays and warehouses, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… grit. The surface is boldly undulated, and rises from the banks of the Don to a considerable elevation, commanding … the interesting scenery of the neighbourhood, and on the banks of which are some rich dairy-farms. The living is a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of field boundaries occasionally supplemented by traces of banks and scarps making up the original continuous lines. The … long from N. to S., divided from each other by very spread banks up to 15 ft. wide and 2 ft. high. There are in addition … by scarps varying from 9 ins. to 3 ft. high. Parallel banks 70 ft. apart continue N. from the E. and W. sides of …