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A History of the County of Somerset
… between the rivers Cary, since displaced by the King's Sedgemoor Drain, and Parrett. 6 The parish includes the … away north across Land moor to 4 m. (13 ft.) at King's Sedgemoor Drain, west to 5 m. (16 ft.) beyond Penzoy, and … called Liney House. Easthaven was probably the commander's house for the local air force base. It is a Neo-Georgian …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Weymouth 42 WEYMOUTH (6778) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 67 NE, bSY 68 SE, cSY 68 NE, dSY 78 SW) The … lies on the W. side of Weymouth Bay; it extends 6 miles N.S. and 5 miles E.W. covering some 11 square miles. The parish … the twin towns of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which lie S. and N. of the harbour at the mouth of the river Wey and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… British industry [Acts (1786)]. It was probably a saddler's TOOL with evenly spaced spikes around the rim used for … Whip saw [whipsawe; whipsaw; whipp saw; whip sawe] The OED's definition fits a FRAME SAW whereas the quotations suggest … of similar constructions for whisking liquids. OED's earliest date of use in this sense: 1664 Found described as …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… monuments in Westmorland Wharton 107 WHARTON (G.e.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXX, N.W., (b)XXX, N.E.) Wharton is a parish on the left bank of the Eden 2 m. S. of Kirkby Stephen. Lammerside Castle and Wharton Hall are … of a larger building of which traces remain both N. and S. of the tower. It belonged to a branch of the Warcop family …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1857 Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1857 July 1. Finished Egyptian … they take up their abode at the Earl of Ellesmere's during their stay there. The enquiry into the causes of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… inhabitants, of whom 1333 are in the town, 16 miles (S. by E.) from Canisbay, 20 (S. E. by E.) from Thurso, and 276 (N.) from Edinburgh. This … and synod of Caithness and Sutherland. The minister's stipend is 232. 1. 8., with a manse, and a glebe valued at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wicken Bonhunt 82. WICKEN BONHUNT. (A.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)viii. S.E. (b) xiii. N.E.) Wicken Bonhunt is a small parish, 4 m. … Bradbury, John, 1693, Francis, 1695, and Ann (wife of John Barrell), 1697, tablet of slate and stone with carving at …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… had several examples apparently intended as children's TOYs in his catalogue [Tradecards (1794)]. See also …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Willen 222. WILLEN. (O.S. 6 in. x. S.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene … windows, with external architraves of stone; in the S. wall are three similar windows. Over the nave is a …
Statutes of the Realm
… of [Ilins 35] Gent. Thomas Adrian John Fotherby Francis Barrell Thomas Selyard Christopher Allison Henry Sandis … Morris Hunt Bartholomew Fillingham William Lownes Esq[uire]s Phillip Ryley Robert Squib Esquires Crispe Grange Edmund … Salter Phillip Stebbing John Wrench Thomas Cooke [Esq[uire]s 73] Robert Cooke Leonard Osbourne Jeremy Wynne Augustine …