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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wellington Growth of settlement GROWTH OF SETTLEMENT. No archaeological evidence has been found for … north-south rows of permanent shops, which divided it into Dun Cow Lane (later Duke Street), 2 Crown Street, 3 and Pig …
A History of the County of Sussex
… other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1215 the manor of WEST GRINSTEAD apparently descended, like the advowson of the church, with Bramber rape. 44 It was certainly held in … Burrell MSS., box XIII, cal. of deeds, pp. 25-6. H. Erskine-Hill, Social Milieu of Alex. Pope, 101; Berry, Suss. …
A Dictionary of London
… Street - Whalebone Court West Harding Street East out of Fetter Lane at No.20 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward … area, about 3 acres in extent, lying to the north-west of the City, adjoining the Church and Hospital of St. Bartholomew on the west, at the northern end of …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… Lydford WEST LYDFORD 67. A weir on the river Brue is part of a complex system built to control the flow of water into the millstream, which crossed the parish, … Lydford mill and King a Mill. THE PARISH lay mainly west of the Fosse Way between Shepton Mallet and Ilchester. It is …
Old and New London
… HALL.INCIDENTS IN ITS PAST HISTORY. " The Great Hall of Westminster, the field Where mutual frauds are fought, and … and made a great impression on me. The Lord Chancellor (Erskine), the judges, the peers, all in their robes, the … a beautiful cream-coloured Arabian; Lord Howard's was a dun; and the Duke's a white steed. After a short pause, they …
Old and New London
… Peter StreetSt. Matthew's ChurchThe Residence of Colonel BloodSt. Anne's LaneOld and New Pye … with the streets and thoroughfares forming the centre of the City of Westminster, we will now endeavour to point … of individuals of less or more merit. Thus, we read in Erskine's "Dramatic Biography" the following bit of luck …
Old and New London
… For courtly joust or tourney brave." Cavalier Song. Origin of the Word "Tothill"Punishment of NecromancersGrant of a Market and Fair to be held in … GardenOld and New Pye StreetsThe BroadwayYork StreetVan Dun's AlmshousesMilton's ResidenceEmmanuel …
A History of the County of Somerset
… TOPOGRAPHY The parish was formed in 1515 by the division of the parish of Sowy. Westonzoyland derives its name from its position as … Parrett. 6 The parish includes the village, the hamlets of Bussex and Liney to the north and north-east, and …
Old and New London
… REMARKS. WHITEHALL ABOUT 1650. ( From a Copy by Smith of a Rare Print by Israd Silvestre.) "You must no more call … Act IV., sc. 1. The most Polite Court in EuropeA School of Manners and MoralsHistorical Account of WhitehallAnciently … however, at different times, have charged with the deed Dun (styled in one of Butler's poems "Squire Dun"), Gregory …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Lyncombe. Widcombe WIDCOMBE, a tything, in the parish of ChewtonMendip, union of Clutton, hundred of Chewton, E. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) …