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A Dictionary of London
… derived its name from the sign of the Boulogne mouth or harbour, of which the present form is a corruption. The site …
Survey of London
… for the foundations of the north pier at Bridlington Harbour, and Walker himself had used it in this way for the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… founder of the hospital, the two Fitzjames's, the Earl of Falmouth, who was killed in a naval engagement in 1665, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bristol; and timber, bark, and grain, are sent away. The harbour is inaccessible to ships of large burthen, on account … Budoke) BUDOCK ( St. Budoke), a parish, in the union of Falmouth, E. division of the hundred of Kerrier, W. division of Cornwall, 1 mile (W. by S.) from Falmouth; containing 1979 inhabitants. This parish, which is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south by the English Channel, and on the west by Bridport harbour, comprises by measurement 2700 acres: the scenery is …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Davis. [D; poll bk; S of G, app. index] Crew, Samuel, Falmouth, Cornwall, u (1709). In December 1709 advertised …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… It is seated on the east side of Loch Ryan, and has a safe harbour, with good anchorage, affording shelter to vessels … two clerks, three supervisors, and fifty officers. The harbour is sheltered on the north and south by lofty hills, … the north, by a narrow channel of great depth; and the harbour, which has generally from three to fifteen fathoms …