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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 8 miles (W. by N.) from Crediton; containing 649 inhabitants. This parish is … Yeo, and comprises 2946 acres, of which 589 are common or waste. The soil in the southern part is a red fertile … the martyrdom of Thomas Becket. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, is now a school-house. Zeals ZEALS, a tything, …
Survey of London
… 201 a meeting house in Gravel Lane on ground held by lease from the Bishop of Winchester. At that time Gravel Lane extended northwards to the river along the line of the present Sumner Street and … named because of it, since "Zoar" means a place of refuge or sanctuary. The street is marked on the 1745 edition of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the late Mr. W. Baker, who has contributed an excellent paper on the subject to the Somerset Archological and Natural History Society in … Linn. 6. Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 7. Common or Ballan Wrasse. Labrus maculatus, Bl. Referred to by Baker …
A History of the County of Somerset
… than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for instance as Vitrea … grayana. The last named form is strictly confined to the Thames estuary, and its occurrence in a Somerset list … of the Brue, and if correct the specimen probably came from a Pleistocene deposit. Vertigo substriata is a mistaken …
A History of the County of Somerset
… recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet obtained certainly await discovery, if their existence in Somerset may be inferred from what has been ascertained of their range in other …