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A History of the County of Sussex
… 26 By 1859 there was only one baths establishment in the town, 27 but c. 7 years later the West Worthing Baths were … being held in 1855. 37 There were billiard rooms in the town c. 1811. 38 Other inns and hotels which existed in the … including the Half Brick on the coast road east of the town, the Wheatsheaf in Richmond Road, and the Jolly Brewers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… beneath the western ridge of the Cotswold hills. The old town, which stood in the rear of the present, was destroyed … in the reign of John; the site is still termed the Old Town, and a spot there, called the Brands, is commemorative … It has long been celebrated for the manufacture of fine broad-cloth, which affords employment to the inhabitants of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… leading to a crossing of the Welland, which pre-dates the Town Bridge. (454) Tivoli Cottage, class 14b, three storeys, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… immediately opposite Bewdley, and connected with that town by a noble bridge of three arches over the river. The … WRINGTON ( All Saints), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Axbridge, hundred of Brent with … those of Yorkshire, who use it in dressing the cloth. The town consists chiefly of two streets, intersecting obliquely, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… shop in the 1750s and 1760s [Diaries (Turner)], while town stockists held substantial quantities, such as the '9 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and to the east lies the northern part of Telford new town. The main part of the ancient parish, dealt with here, … was included within the designated area of Telford new town in 1968. 92 Crossing the parish from south-west to … and continued after Admaston's inclusion in Telford new town in 1968. 14 Bratton, the 'newly cultivated tun', was a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WROTHAM ( St. George), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Malling, hundred of Wrotham, lathe of … This place, which is of remote antiquity, was probably a town of the Britons, various discoveries having been made of … now only a hamlet, was formerly a parish of itself. The town is situated near the foot of the chalk hills, on the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… WOOD Wrockwardine Wood, north-east of Oakengates town centre, was originally a detached piece of woodland, … was included within the designated area of Telford new town in 1968. 13 The Middle Coal Measures, lying close to the … and closed c. 1958. 58 With the designation of Telford new town in 1968 and the subsequent housing developments within …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… identical with the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… lay south-west of Wrockwardine, with Wrockwardine (or Town) field to the west, Dale (or Dole) field to the north, … there owned nothing. 66 Bratton field or fields (or Town field) adjoined the village. 67 A three-course rotation …