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A History of the County of Sussex
… powers to make bylaws to include the licensing of hackney coaches, sedan chairs, and bathing-machines, and the … Town hall The town commissioners first met at the Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in … station and reservoir on the downs north of Broadwater village. Meanwhile in 1896 the borough took over and closed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had been built by 1796, of which the two chief, the New Inn, later the Marine Hotel, and the Sea House, later the … by the Teville stream. A sports ground near West Tarring village was mentioned in 1912. 35 The recreation ground south …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Junction canal, derives its name from the situation of its village round a pleasant green of oblong form, at the east … meadow and marsh, 156 woodland, and 16 garden-ground. The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, … children. On Leigh down, about a mile from Failand's Inn, in the parish, is an irregular intrenchment, and near it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… of the Blessed Virgin, stands at the E. end of the village green; the walls are of stone rubble, partly … stack is original. ConditionFairly good. (3). The Old Swan Inn, about 70 yards S.W. of the church. The plan is L-shaped, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of … Wreckington Hall is a handsome mansion of stone. The village forms the southern extremity of the borough of … 216 inhabitants. It comprises about 1230 acres: the village is situated on the road from Pickering to …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Thomas Turner in Sussex was buying writing paper for his village shop in the 1750s and 1760s [Diaries (Turner)], while …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (d)li. S.E. (e)lii. S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and … century, carved with foliated angles, blank shields, a mermaid, a seated grotesque figure, etc. The 15th-century … S. end of the E. front. ConditionBad. b(22). Fox and Goose Inn, 700 yards S. of (21), has been refaced with modern …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and west of Wrockwardine, and tuff, on which Wrockwardine village lies. 93 From those high outcrops the ground falls … houses in the parish lay along Watling Street. The Haygate inn opened between 1625 and 1693. It became known as the Falcon inn c. 1829 and was also known as the Royal Oak. A leading …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an isolated township five miles distant from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land … producing good crops of wheat, barley, and oats. The village is beautifully situated on elevated ground commanding … portion is arable; the surface is boldly varied, and the village is situated on an acclivity rising from the bank of …