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A History of the County of Essex
… of the church c. 1530, had a tower gateway used as a sea mark in the 16th century. The house was described as …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Willoughby, who, with his crew, was frozen in the North Sea in 1554, in an attempt to discover a north-west passage … Hoste, at a cost of 1800, against the encroachment of the sea. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… and Lady; an old Lady by Sir Godfrey Kneller; two sea pieces of merit and two India pieces. I saw in this …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a commanding view of the river to its influx into the sea. A small theatre was built in 1813; and concerts are held … they bring back salt, and there is a small trade to the Baltic for timber. A manufacture of salt of peculiarly fine …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… varieties of WORMWOOD were most commonly used; that is, SEA WORMWOOD for children and 'people of ripe age', and … species used in much the same way include ROMAN WORMWOOD, SEA WORMWOOD and MUGWORT. The leaves and tops were used in … with you (in case you, or any of yours should be sick at Sea)' and as a CONSERVE [Diaries (Josselyn)]. Wormwood yields …
The Environs of London
… Christopherus, a poor Greek, who had suffered losses by sea to the amount of 1000l. and upwards, anno 1643; … Christian, born near Jerusalem, who had met with a loss at sea, 1650. John Cheynell, late minister of Beedon, Bucks, who …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… half in breadth, and is bounded on the east partly by the sea; the soil is generally fertile, and the grounds about … village, situated on a fertile plain within a mile of the sea, consists of some well-built houses and numerous … in grounds tastefully laid out, and commands an extensive sea view. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for 5. 11. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Mounds, two, 1 m. S.E. of the church, and within the sea-wall near the head of a creek. They are of irregular …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 988 inhabitants. This parish, which reaches to the sea-coast, comprises about 6000 acres. Stone of good quality …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the alluvial Brue valley and averages 5 m. (16 ft.) above sea level. It is the site not only of part of the course of …