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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the hamlet of Foxton, which is situated in the fertile vale of the Codbeck stream. The village, which is secluded, … road from York to Darlington, nearly in the centre of the vale of Mowbray, a tract remarkable for its fertility, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a small rivulet, two miles distant from the Severn, in the vale of Berkeley, and consists principally of three streets. … is a lofty pillar, commanding extensive views of the Tyne vale, Ridley, and the Roman Wall. In the township is House …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the Hodder) up to Longridge Fell, forming a pretty vale. The Loude separates the township from Chipping. …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… the Beck, the chief watercourse draining this part of the Vale of York. 1 Thornton, which was occasionally … was caused by the neglect of drains further south in the Vale of York, as well as by interference with the stream at … A. Sheppard, Draining of Marshlands of S. Holderness and Vale of York (E. Yorks. Loc. Hist. Ser. xx), 17. Petworth Ho. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… irregularly built, is on the southern acclivities of the vale; the township comprises also the village of … 11 miles (N. W.) from Settle. The parish abuts on the vale of Lune to the west, and comprises a large area, of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the country. The parish is situated in the beautiful vale of the river Wharfe, and comprises 1606 a. 2 r. 3 p. of … 182 inhabitants. This township is situated in the vale of the Ouse, and comprises 2200 acres of land in good … massive rocks on the left, of the southern entrance of the vale, form ramparts of majestic elevation, between and beyond …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… fine trout stream, winding through a picturesque vale, and over the latter is a substantial bridge, erected by …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the mouth of the river Dysynni, in a small and pleasant vale, watered by that stream, and on the verge of a tract … five to six in breadth, including, besides part of the Vale of Dysynni, a large tract of land on the banks of the … immense rock, rising to a considerable elevation from the vale in which the town is situated, are some remains of an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1 mile from Stroud. It is pleasantly situated in a vale, near the Thames and Severn canal. About 2000 persons … are four mills. The village is situated in a romantic vale. The chapel, a neat edifice, was enlarged in 1810, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the reign of Henry III., and situated in an adjacent vale, have been made into a farmhouse. John of Gaunt, Duke of …