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A History of the County of Gloucester
… 81 On the death in 1771 of John's heir, Henry Shere, a London goldsmith, Platt's House was sold to John Barrow, who …
A History of the County of Somerset
… (1897). Above, intro.; statistics supplied by the then Bd. of Agric. 1905. S.R.O., C/C 43/1/23. Ibid. D/CC/bw 7/57. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… W. division of Kent, 8 miles (E. by S.) from London; containing 25,875 inhabitants. This place, originally … curacy, in the gift of the Crown and the Bishop of London, alternately; income, 150. Another church, dedicated … vested for charitable uses in the Goldsmiths' Company, London, by whom the almshouses were rebuilt in 1771. There …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists …
The Environs of London
… of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is bounded on the north by the river … 1714; William Hussey, his son, Solicitor for the City of London, 1776; John Smith, Esq. (son of Robert), 1730; Anne, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 157 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road from London to Dovor, and comprises by measurement 1019 acres; the … containing 845 inhabitants. It is intersected by the London and South-Western railway, and comprises 1133 a. l r. … 36 miles (N. by W.) from Salisbury, and 87 (W.) from London; containing 2990 inhabitants. This place, which …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… its S. side at 71 m. above OD. The village lies E. of the London Road at 85 m. above OD. A number of prehistoric and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the parish in 1862. Since 1906 it has been part of a main London-Exeter line. A passenger halt was opened at the south … increasingly important in the parish and milk was sent to London by rail. 97 In 1910 Manor farm had 328 a. and there … Schs. 1875-6 [C. 1882], pp. 286-7, H.C. (1877), lxvii; Bd. of Educ., List 21, 1908 (H.M.S.O.), 508. Bd. of Educ., …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… W. divisions of the county, 111 miles (N. W. by W.) from London; containing 25,401 inhabitants. This place, which is … after disbanding his army, he withdrew privately to London. In the reign of Edward IV., Queen Margaret, on the … to the cavaliers, were conveyed under a strong guard to London; and 22,000 pounds' weight of plate was sent off under …