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A History of the County of Oxford
… proceeded to Yccenes feld, meaning open land by the Itchen, the otherwise nameless stream that traverses the … soldiers) lie'. 72 The survival of the Celtic name Yccen (Itchen) suggests contact between Romano-Britons and …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… bridge, known as the "Soke Bridge," which spans the river Itchen (Milner's 'History and Survey of Antiquities of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… acclivity of an eminence rising gradually from the river Itchen, which is navigable to Southampton. It consists of one … for the general improvement of the city. Over the Itchen, of which several branches intersect the town, is a … A canal from Woodmill, about two miles above the Itchen ferry, near Southampton, supplies the town with coal …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xiii cent. et seq.). Winchester lies in the valley of the Itchen, surrounded by chalk down-land. Roman roads approach it from all sides, and the Itchen while navigable brought it into touch with …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… running north and south, east of the main arm of the Itchen, 1 which formed the military fosse of the eastern wall … the boats laden with timber and stone, &c., coming up the Itchen from Southampton were grounded. The church of St. …