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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the bank of the river Ouse, near its confluence with the Foss, and is nearly three miles in circumference. It is … Bar to the edge of the marsh formed by the waters of the Foss and other smaller streams, is the Red Tower, built of … of freestone. A stone bridge was erected across the Foss, in 1811; and over the same river are four other …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… described in 1812 thus: 'Fustick imported from the Greek islands is in very small sticks, and is denominated by the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the following Inventory, after a very brief … an area of 263 acres on both sides of the rivers Ouse and Foss, with a perimeter, omitting stretches of water, of 2 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Out of the 139 species recorded for the British Islands no less than 112 have been found in the county, and … is probably soon doomed to extinction as a native of our islands. It is found only at rest, never on the wing, and … [Parnassius apollo, L. In his Lepidoptera of the British Islands, i. 311, Mr. C. G. Barrett says one or two specimens …
A History of the County of Somerset
… so far as is at present known, to the British and Channel Islands. It is as large as the preceding, but may be at once …