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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 mile (W.) from … WOOLFARDISWORTHY, a parish, in the union of Bideford, hundred of Hartland, Great Torrington and N. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it … and provisions beginning to fail, and while in hourly expectation of the arrival of Fairfax with an army of 10,000 …
A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of Anglian Christianity at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin … presumed that Paulinus brought with him the Roman pattern of the liturgy—the Roman canon of the mass, the system of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Local government Local government Yarnton, as part of the honor of St. Valery, had by 1255 been withdrawn from suit at the hundred court of Wootton by Richard, earl of Cornwall. Earl Edmund held …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; … from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all inclosed and cultivated. Culm is found in some …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the late Mr. W. Baker, who has contributed … iii.) it has evidently been overlooked in the preparation of the work. As in other articles contributed to the Victoria …
A History of the County of Somerset
… NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland mollusca above the … it possesses a rich and varied flora, and justifies our expectation of finding an equally rich and varied insect …
A History of the County of Somerset
… further search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few … in Somerset may be inferred from what has been ascertained of their range in other counties in the south of England. …