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A History of the County of Oxford
… together with two other houses and a total of 2 yardlands formerly occupied by John Thurward and William Hyatt in … land' by the Edwards family, owners of the Yelford estate formerly part of Hardwick manor, suggests that there had been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and mill site (SP 597758 and 602755; Figs. 152 and 153), formerly part of Yelvertoft village, lie in two places on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… from Holywell; containing 1740 inhabitants. This place was formerly called Llanvair-Ysceiviog, but is now known merely … machine erected in 1828, from designs by Mr. Brunton, of London, and worked by a water-wheel of large diameter. The … tramroad was laid down in 1825, by John Christie, Esq., of London, extending from the Gwain Clawdd, over the forest of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of which it is the capital, 193 miles (N. N. W.) from London; containing 28,842 inhabitants. The origin of this … for mingling with the crowd at the king's coronation in London; and in spite of a proclamation in their favour by the … the act 5th and 6th of William IV., cap. 76; the city, formerly including only four, is now divided into six wards, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… visitor in the 1720s commented on the many gardeners round London who 'offer all sorts of young trees ... for sale.' …
Survey of London
… York Buildings CHAPTER 11: YORK BUILDINGS ( formerly George Street) Date and Description. York Buildings, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… past nine centuries the castle has been, like the Tower of London, a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and a prison, as … other ways too it can claim similarity with the Tower of London, for in the 18th century it contained tame deer and a … in 1446. The chapel, together with St. George's Field, formerly the Holmes, was granted to York Corporation in 1548 …