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A History of the County of Shropshire
… it had been endowed with the 15-a. Coxfold farm at Barr Beacon (Staffs.) and in 1851 was worth £98. 64 The living's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Rowley, wapentake of Harthill, Hunsley-Beacon division, E. riding of York, 2 miles (S.) from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the summit of Raggedstone hill or the Gloucester beacon, and from the Keysand hill, which latter forms the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of justice; it appears to have been also used as a beacon, and to have formed one of a chain extending across …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Kilnwick, union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… villages in north Holderness and the Bainton and Hunsley Beacon divisions of Harthill wapentake. 20 The butchers, who …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The church, on whose site, according to Dugdale, a beacon existed in very early times, is an ancient structure …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Castle and Turk's Castle, together with the ruins of a beacon, occupy the summit of an eminence near the village; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Hayton, union of Pocklington, Holme-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of … presenting very extensive prospects from Billinge Beacon; the soil is of various quality. A coal-mine and three …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… stone lighthouse was built in 1788, and there is also a beacon-light, called the Basket-Rock light: a dry-dock was … erected in memory of Lord Nelson, which also serves as a beacon. Several Roman urns have been found in the park of Mr. …