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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… trout and salmon, and there are several corn-mills on its banks. Aberaron is indebted for its origin to the late Rev. … of Hrwaun common. The village or town is situated on the banks of the river Dr, near its confluence with the Cynon, in … had a castle, the ruins of which may yet be seen on the banks of the Wye, consisting of the fragment of a tower, or …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… into cultivation. The soil is extremely various; along the banks of the Tay, in the lower part of the parish, it is … diversified with bays, headlands, and undulating banks, enriched with plantations to the water's edge, and … with its picturesque windings through the strath, and its banks, ornamented with gentlemen's seats, good farm-houses, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a bank probably representing a former dam. Various other banks to the E. and S.E. of the village and site no doubt … Immediately N. of the Swannery are a number of parallel banks about 48 ft. from centre to centre with cross-banks forming a series of long rectangular basins, probably …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Browne noted that it 'groweth plentifully ... by the banks of the Norwich river, ... [and] hath been transplanted …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… hilly districts; and of elm and ash near the river, the banks of which are, in some places, decorated with … the narrowness of its channel, frequently overflows its banks, and damages the neighbouring lands. In 1829, a very … but it is considered salubrious, particularly about the banks of the Dee, and near the Tanner. Invalids frequently …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… have been lost. The episcopal palace is situated on the banks of the Towy, whose meanderings through the grounds … 890 inhabitants. The village is pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Cowin, about two miles westward from the … and pasture in nearly equal portions. The scenery on the banks of the river Wye, which forms the northern boundary, …