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The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on … the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is … in length, under the direction of a clerk, for making cables of all dimensions for the Navy. The great ship called …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it is the capital, Worcester and W. divisions of the county, 111 miles (N. W. by W.) from … are constructed; also two patent-slips. The manufacture of cordage and other articles connected with the shipping is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… village. It is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, and is repaired with brick; the chancel and nave are coated with cement, and roofed with tiles. The Nave was built at the beginning of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … Found described by Brunswick, BROWN, CABLE, COLOURED, CORDAGE, DIAPER, DUTCH, DYED, Ermland, FLAXEN, FRENCH, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. … first-mentioned places are manufactures of sailcloth and cordage. The chief port of the county is Hull, which may be …