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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WREA, Lancashire.See Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, … 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is … Britons, various discoveries having been made of British coins, and of fragments of brass armour and military weapons. …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… points, none of them apparently associated with structures and only one of them ( b) fairly closely located. They are as follows: a. Several Roman coins 1 were found in the garden of Heath Hill House (SP 18472278), mile E. of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wynford Eagle 99 WYNFORD EAGLE (D.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXX, S.W. (b)XXXIX, N.W. (c)XXXIX, N.E.) Wynford Eagle … reference is made ( B.A.A. Journ., XX, p. 273) to five coins, one of Nerva, one of Trajan and three of Hadrian found in a bank of earth near the Roman …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII. Charter by King James VI., confirming all rights and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of Glasgow, and erecting the same into a … Glasguenses gesto, erexerunt burgum et ciuitatem eiusdem in burgum regalem, investando eundem cum libertatibus et …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yaddlethorpe - Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. … It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… N.E. of Cirencester) Disjointed traces of a terrace-way in Streetfold lie along the N. side of copse banks between about SP 06651384 and 06741387, where the remains of a terrace 10 ft. wide are … and on arable ground immediately S. of the wood, include coins (one of Crispus), 4th-century pottery, and tile …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 1:10000 a SP 74 NW, b SP 74 NE, c SP 74 SW, d SP 74 SE) The long, narrow parish, once part of Potterspury, stretches … the R. Tove, below 76 m. above OD, is on Upper Lias Clay and riverine deposits. Bands of limestones are exposed on the steep slopes N.E. of the main village, and in the valley of the stream where the medieval settlement of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except … Prehistoric and Roman A polished stone axe was found in the parish in the 19th century ( JBAA, 29 (1873), 304; … tiles, unidentified iron objects, part of a quern and two coins have been found near an area of limestone rubble ( …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Yarlington YARLINGTON Yarlington in 1838 The parish of Yarlington, the derivation of whose name is … shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a …