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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upper division of the hundred of Dudstone and King's Barton, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from Cheltenham; containing 236 inhabitants. Bentham (St. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in a valley. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 21. 1. 3., and in the patronage of the Duchy of … hundred of Dacorum, county of Hertford, 25 miles (W. by S.) from Hertford, and 26 (N. W. by W.) from London; … by several feet, and vessels of large tonnage come to the quay. The river is navigable only to the bridge, though the …
Old and New London
… X. BERMONDSEY ( continued).THE ABBEY, &c. The sacred taper's lights are gone, Grey moss has clad the altar-stone, The … holy shrine to ruin sunk, Departed is the pious monk; God's blessing on his soul!" Scott. The Dissolution of … passed away; and few are reminded by the name of "Galley Quay," in Thames Street, that their proud argosies were once …
Old and New London
… Aspect of the LocalityDuke StreetTooley StreetSt. Olave's ChurchAbbots' Inn of St. AugustineSellinger's WharfThe Inn of the Abbots of BattleMaze PondThe House of … &c. Eastward from the church isor was till 'latelya quay, which in the year 1330, by the licence of Simon …
A Dictionary of London
… The little chapell of Beelem wythout Bisshops Gate (Arnold's Chronicle, 1500-1521, p. 255). Taken down temp. Elizabeth. … 4 H. VIII. (1513), Lond. I. p.m. I. 30. "Buries Markes" (S. 141). "Bevers-market," 1630 (Hessel's Archives Dutch Ch. … Probably identical with the port, or with Billingsgate Quay, and Stairs. Billingsgate This name has been variously …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… market-town, parish, and county of itself, 55 miles (E. by S.) from Edinburgh, and 334 (N. by W.) from London; … here repeatedly, and made several inroads into the enemy's territory. Robert Bruce obtained it in 1318, and having … by several feet, and vessels of large tonnage come to the quay. The river is navigable only to the bridge, though the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… lingered in the east until the 16th century. 21 Settlement's dependence upon water suggests that the 'happy corner' was cleared next to the natural spring, St. Winifred's well, in Conduit field at the northern end of the green. 22 … Stepney manor lay in Bethnal Green. 25 Apart from Bishop's Hall, perhaps built as a hunting lodge, 26 there is no …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Nantwich, Higher division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (E. N. E.) from … Stratford division of the hundred of Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 5 miles (S. by E.) from … with water. There are assembly and reading rooms on the quay; and from the salubrity of the air, the picturesque …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Stockton-Upon-Tees, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham; comprising the townships … direction. The Living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 11. 3. 1.; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of … the chancel only being fitted up for divine worship. Bill-Quay BILL-QUAY, a village, in the chapelry of Nether Heworth, …
A Dictionary of London
… Billingsgate Stairs - Bird's Yard Billingsgate Stairs Adjoining Billingsgate Dock on the … Ward. In Leake, 1666, called "Belinsgate Key." The quay of "Billyngisgate" is mentioned 2 H. IV. (Cal. P.R. H. … is now occupied by a jetty, and by piers for the market (O.S.). Billingsgate Ward One of the twenty-six wards of the …