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A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Fens is, as its name suggests, the middle division of the Bedford Level, which occupies the southern half of the great … thousand acres in the north-east of Huntingdonshire. The Bedford Level is an entirely artificial unit, created with … and artificial channels known respectively as the Old Bedford River and Morton's Leam. Its north-eastern boundary …
Survey of London
… short account of it before selling it to the sixth Duke of Bedford. In 1830 he was Under Sheriff of London and …
Survey of London
… up on the street frontage. After the Dissolution, Bedford House, Burleigh House (afterwards Exeter House) and … small courts still remain between Southampton Street and Bedford Street (formerly Half Moon Street), practically all … been larger. a It was granted to John Russell, Earl of Bedford, after the Dissolution, 341 and by him leased to …
Old and New London
… Campden Hill, is the town-house of the Duke of Argyll, and Bedford Lodge, close by, was for many years the mansion of the Dowager Duchess of Bedford. CAMPDEN HOUSE, 1720. KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, IN …
Survey of London
… by the King, the Lord Chamberlain and the Duke of Bedford. O'Reilly was a law student who had become the legal … by a loan of 12,000 from their supporters, the Duke of Bedford and the Lord Chamberlain. 99 The gardens of the … large sums were offered. Not to be outdone, the Duke of Bedford ('a very warm friend to the Pantheon House') then …
A History of the County of Essex
… relatives of William Russell, Earl (later Duke) of Bedford, who was one of Carlisle's executors. 279 In the 18th …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… had been over the seas in company of the duke of Bedford, laid claim to certain lands of which John de Ince …
Survey of London
… the church of St. Paul was being built the fourth Earl of Bedford probably hoped that it would immediately become … wall of the said Covent garden and shall also include Bedford house'. 4 This description of the boundary was, as … 24) enclosed the fine, newly built central area of the Bedford estate: there were, however, new buildings outside …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… property to provide a stipend of 6 6 s. 8 d. 43 John de Bedford's chantry, founded in 1455, was endowed with 10 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Leigh Introduction, church and charities LEIGH WESTLEIGH BEDFORD TYLDESLEY-WITH-SHAKERLEY PENNINGTON ATHERTON ASTLEY … of the three local boards of Westleigh, Pennington, and Bedford in 1875, but for centuries it was understood to … of Westleigh and Pennington, sometimes also that of Bedford. The Wigan and Leigh branch of the Leeds and …