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A History of the County of Essex
… serve the Becontree estate, are treated under Barking. 71 ROMAN CATHOLICISM. 72 The Roman Catholics were the first religious body to begin work … on its part of the estate. During the same period three Roman Catholic elementary schools were also built, two in …
A History of the County of Essex
… of population was Dagenham village where there were still remains of common fields. 18 Two miles further north was the … 72 Of the old manor houses of Dagenham only Valence 73 remains, as the headquarters of the borough libraries. … (1964) in use on Warren Farm. 260 Part of the moat also remains and there are traces of old foundations in the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Map, p. 42. (1) Linear Dyke. See Bagendon (1), p. 8. (2) Roman Villa? (SO 99850443, according to O.S.), 'Cave Close', …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of the ridge of hills that intersects the parish, are the remains of an ancient encampment of oval form, about 100 … place of worship in connexion with the Free Church; and a Roman Catholic chapel was built here about thirty years … On the contiguous plain of Dalginross is a large Roman camp, of which Mr. Pennant has given a plan and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the cliffs by which this part of the coast is bounded, are remains of several ancient encampments, apparently of Danish … by several historians as occupying the site of the Roman station Menapia, both from the evidence of various … though divers other etymologies have been proposed. Its Roman name, which was perhaps a Latinized modification of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… exists to study prehistoric settlement. Prehistoric and Roman A large number of finds has been discovered in the area … mammoth tusk, a mammoth tusk and hipbone and mammoth remains (NM). From 'Martin's Brickyard' ( c. SP 747614) are … I, 143, 155; NM; NDC P20, 48). Iron Age and Roman pottery has been found at around SP 735621 (NM; NDC …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… township is a place called Castle-Steads, where are the remains of a castra stiva, on a slip of land above the conflux of two rivulets, near which passes the Roman Watling-street. Dalton DALTON, a township, in the … a fort here for its protection; and the remains of a Roman road, discovered in 1803 by some workmen, at a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (Plate, p. 5) with moulded rails and three popey-heads, remains of beasts on shoulders, 15th-century. Scratching: On … but on the N. a slight dip, towards the road, is all that remains. The defences consisted, apparently, of a single …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ancient stone edifice; the tower of the old church still remains, surmounted by a tall and graceful spire. The … Primitive, Association, and Wesleyan Methodists; and Roman Catholics. The free grammar school was established by … places, and contains a population of 25,361. Traces of the Roman Watling-street appear on the south side of the high …