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A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4, Hemlingford Hundred
Hemlingford hundred lies in the north of the county, to the north and east of Birmingham. The volume covers several parishes now near or within the Birmingham area, as well as the boroughs of Sutton Coldfield and Nuneaton. Birmingham itself is covered in volume 7.
A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3
Covers two parts of the historic county: firstly, the hundred of Halfshire in the north-east, which includes several areas now within the greater Birmingham area, including Dudley, Halesowen and Yardley. Accounts are given of Kidderminster, Droitwich and Alvechurch. Secondly, the volume also covers the hundred of Oswaldslow, which largely encircles the city of Worcester.
A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 7, Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions
Covers the area of the East Riding between the north sea to the east and the the river Hull to the west, bordering the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull.
A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake
The volume covers a large area in the Vale of York, lying to the south and east of the city. The area stretches from Catton in the north to Hemingborough in the south, and includes some areas which now form suburbs of York, including Fulford and Heslington.
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… Maynard Colchester Richard Cocks Gloucester City, Lord Dursley, John Hanbury Grampound, Francis Scobell, Sir William …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to 678 in contrast to the decline in other parishes in the area. The total rose even more rapidly in the 20th century to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Abbotsbury is an ancient intrenchment, occupying an area of nearly 20 acres; and near the town is a cromlech. … oval inclosure of basalt stones, evidently British; the area measures from north to south 1317 feet, and at its …
A History of the County of Essex
… Beauchamp Roding (q.v.) form the south-west part of the area known before the Norman Conquest as Roding or Rodings. After the Conquest this area was divided into eight parishes, each retaining the word … its name from them. There are few trees or hedges in the area, which makes the landscape seem rather bleak. The soil, …
A History of the County of Essex
… (qq.v.). At Abbess Roding the contraction of the catchment area of the church was perhaps reflected by the sale (1852) …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… elegance, still decorate the walls; and within the area was a range of massive pillars on each side, separating … intersected by the road from Kington to Aberystwith. The area is 7000 acres, of which part is common or waste: the …