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A History of the County of Warwick
… there were large stretches of uncultivated heath and no rivers difficult to cross, there were probably many tracks … with most other comparable towns. The nearest large rivers were the Trent, usually navigable only as far as …
A History of the County of Oxford
… p. 284. Bridges, p. 286. Carriers and Coaches, p. 289. Rivers and River Navigation, p. 291. Canals, p. 293. … route approaching Oxford along the watershed between the rivers Thames and Ock, crossing the Thames perhaps at North … and continuing northwards on the ridgeway between the rivers Thames and Cherwell seems to have been followed by …
A History of the County of Essex
… roads linked Colchester with other settlements in north Essex. In the Middle Ages liability for road maintenance lay … or ass not drawing a load. 62 An Act of 1793 divided the Essex trust, which had apparently been set up under the 1725 … more carefully to various local authorities, so that the Essex turnpike trust was dissolved by 1870. From 1888 major …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Communications COMMUNICATIONS Ferries Although the Rivers Hull and Humber brought undeniable advantages to Hull … in the improvement of the roads in the locality, though rivers were probably the chief means of carrying Yorkshire's …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… to produce one volume a year. Some counties, such as Essex, cannot be properly treated in less than four volumes. … particular from the other counties of England. In Bucks, Essex, or elsewhere, it is comparatively rare that the … Street and Lombard Lane, was the friars' cemetery. Between Essex Street in the north and George Yard were the cloisters. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1959 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the rivers Bain and Witham, and on the road from Sleaford to …