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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Church CHURCH. Parts of Wrockwardine church predate the mid 12th century 62 and … 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a gift of Roger, earl of Shrewsbury (d. 1094). 64 Dependent chapels, … with Lord Barnard, the Martyrs' Memorial and Church of England Trust, and the bishop of Lichfield, then became a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and Southern divisions of Devon; … manor is held by the service of cup-bearer to the kings of England, at their coronation. The living is a vicarage, with … The chapel is situated on an eminence above the western bank of Bassenthwaite lake. The ancient Hall has been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N.W. (c)XXXIX, N.E.) Wynford Eagle is a parish 7 m. E.N.E. of Bridport. The Manor Farm is the principal monument. Roman c(1) Tesselated Pavement, immediately S.W. of Manor Farm, must have been discovered before 1864, when … of Nerva, one of Trajan and three of Hadrian found in a bank of earth near the Roman villa. About half the same …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… in. XVIII S.E.) Wyton is a parish and village on the left bank of the Ouse, 2 m. E. of Huntingdon. The church is the principal monument. …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII Charter of James VI making Glasgow a Royal Burgh (1611) XCII. Charter … and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of Glasgow, and erecting the same into a Royal Burgh. … below and above the said Brig of Glasgow, on either bank of the river Clyde, possessed by them and their …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 179199. Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1784 for 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 … (17881818). Polled at St Mary's, Norwich, 17961806: of Ipswich in 1799, South Walsham in 1812, and St Stephen's, … Yallop jnr in 1796, and snr in 1818. Admitted freeman of Norwich, not by apprenticeship, on 16 June 1788. His son, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. division of the … containing 452 inhabitants. It is situated on the right bank of the river Froome, and consists of 1644 acres. The … by steam-vessels is kept up with London and the north of England. But the principal source of trade by which the town …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a parish on the N. border of the county immediately S.W. of Penrith. Yanwath Hall, Eamont Bridge, Mansion House and … enclosure is a roughly circular sinking with traces of a bank on its E. side; there is nothing to indicate whether …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Yanworth YANWORTH (8 miles N.E. of Cirencester) Disjointed traces of a terrace-way in Streetfold lie along the N. side of copse … remains of a terrace 10 ft. wide are overlain by the E. bank of a wood. A modern field mile to the E. is known …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that largely replaced the ELL. This old … 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the … the mainland, wool and spinning were, so western parts of England could obtain wool and yarn relatively cheaply, and …