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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 1120 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the east by a portion of the county of Bedford, and … 427 inhabitants. It is situated near the Severn, on the road between Shrewsbury and Welshpool, from which … and Wolstan. The parish is intersected by the river Avon, and partly bounded on the south by the road from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wellington; containing 2057 inhabitants. It is situated on the Roman Watlingstreet, and comprises 677 acres of arable … net income, 82. The church is a brick edifice, built on the site of a structure which fell into ruins in 1760. The … is flat, the soil chiefly sand and clay. The Kennet and Avon canal passes through the parish, and on its banks is …
Alumni Oxonienses
… & Add. MS. 15,671, p. 5 b. Woodward, Joseph s. Ric., of Avon-Dassett, co. Warwick, gent. Oriel Coll., matric. 6 July, … of Middle Temple 1597, as 2s. Richard, of Stratford-on-Avon, co. Warwick, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. … June, 1629, M.A. 26 June, 1632; perhaps rector of Oldbury-on-Severn, co. Worcester, 1657. See Foster's Index Eccl. [ …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… elaborate account of these relics in 1797. The village is on an eminence forming part of a range of hills which inclose … landscape. The manufacture of woollen-cloths is carried on extensively; in the neighbourhood of the village not less … The parish is bounded on the east by the river Avon, and comprises by computation about 3000 acres, the soil …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The parish is bounded on the east by the winding course of the river and on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 157 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road from London to Dovor, and comprises by … Woodstock; containing 1129 inhabitants. The parish lies on the banks of the river Glym, and comprises about 4000 … parts hilly, and the scenery diversified. The Kennet and Avon canal passes through the parish. The living is a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the parish contains East Wick Farm, which possibly stands on the site of what was a small village in the Middle Ages. … 96 The parish boundary follows a dry valley and a ridge on the south-east, but no prominent natural feature marks it … 99 An intermittent head stream of the Christchurch Avon flows from north-east to south-west across the south …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… situation near a fordable part of the river Severn, and on the confines of a thick forest, it was selected as a place of strength and security. On the expulsion of that people by the Romans, it was … part of the county, including the Valley of the Avon, the adjoining uplands to the north of that river, and …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Richard [illegible] John Plebey, Jobe Pengory and others on behalf of William Taylar. Ref.110 BA1/1/136/25 (1680) … did heartofore severall hundred of yeares agoe erect on the land belongine to the said former Lord Bishopp and … bridge consistinge of seaven arches over the river of Avon in the parish of Eckington fitt and convenient for all …