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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… I.: Edward II. resided at the abbey during the siege of Leeds Castle, at which time he signed a charter for the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… leased during most of the 18th century to the Dukes of Leeds. 148 CHURCH The church of ST. MARY AND ST. BLAISE, 149 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the turnpike-road between Gisburn and Skipton; and the Leeds and Liverpool canal passes about two miles east of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Morley, W. riding of York, 10 miles (W. by S.) from Leeds, 34 (S. W.) from York, and 196 (N. N. W.) from London; … of Henry III., Bradford paid more tallage to the king than Leeds, though smaller in extent. During the wars between the … in the reign of Henry VIII., it had become equal to Leeds in extent and population, and far exceeded it in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of St. Peter, liberty of the borough of Leeds, W. riding of York, 4 miles (W. N. W.) from Leeds; containing 8875 inhabitants. It is on the Leeds and Halifax road, and comprises by computation 2387 …
Alumni Oxonienses
… see John in Fasti, i. 503. Brownelowe, Theodore born at Leeds, s. Robert, of Wakefield, Yorks, D.Med.; admitted to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… this flat district, and are seen at a great distance. The Leeds and Selby railway passes through the parish, one of its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribble about a mile distant: here is also a branch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the Liverpool and Preston …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the township, and at the village is a station on the old Leeds and Manchester railway, with a spacious dept for …