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A History of the County of Shropshire
… a. 89 (511 ha.) until 1884, is 13 km. north-east of Ludlow on the western flank of Brown Clee. Much of its boundary, especially on the south and west, followed streams, but on the east it … of mineral extraction on Brown Clee 16 may have been the main causes of marked population loss in the 1860s and, in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 1 which lay 16 km. west of Gloucester, was flanked on the south-west by the extraparochial Forest of Dean and … in places with houses belonging to Mitcheldean town. 5 On the north-east, at Whitemoor, Abenhall was apparently … part of East Dean acquired by Littledean in 1953. 17 The main part of Abenhall was united with Mitcheldean parish in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Regent of Scotland, during the captivity of David Bruce. On the coast is a cave called Cowshaven, which is celebrated … obliged to fly, was at last discovered by the impressions on the snow, of the footsteps of a woman, who regularly … castle to the Gordons, with whom they have remained. The main outline of the Parish is irregular, rendering the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… encountered by Grufydd ab Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, on the plain near Cevn Ogo, in this parish, and, after a … In the reign of William the Conqueror, Hugh Lupus, on his march to invade the Isle of Anglesey, passing through … surveyed the harbour, and made a report agreeing in the main with Mr. Nimmo's. Under his superintendence, and the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… at 106 m. above OD across a gentle slope to a frontage on to the R. Nene at 53 m. above OD. Most of the parish lies on Northampton Sands with the various deposits of the … of at least one building site at the N. end of the main N.-S. street suggests that the village may once have …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… City of Glasgow, No. lix. Ratified by Acts of Parliament on 20 July 1587 (1587, c. 87), and on 28 June 1633 (1633, c. 79). Acts of the Parliaments of … of Glasgow to James Fleming, burgess of Glasgow, whereby, on a narrative of their power to feu out decayed buildings, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… d SP 64 SE) The small parish occupies about 790 hectares on the S. side of the R. Tove. Its W. and E. boundaries are … small streams. The village is situated close to the river on a small deposit of glacial sands and gravels sloping N.W., … no smaller than it had been 400 years earlier and the main contraction of settlement did not occur until later. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… in the Middle Ages is uncertain. The cloister lay on the S. side and also extended to the E. of the existing … are pointed and the mullions are carried up to the head on either side of the middle light; in the gable is a round … of the same date, with a moulded label; the wall below the main E. window is of 13th-century date. In the N. wall are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… (O.S. 6 in. XVI, S.W.) Acton is a parish and borough on the W. boundary of the county of London. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church of St. Mary, on the N. side of the High Street was entirely re-built in … built probably early in the 18th century and retains its main block and W. cross-wing; there are later extensions on …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… entirely rural and, despite the proximity of the county's main north-south route through the Stretton gap, fairly … common, is higher ground, mostly over 213 m. and lying on Ordovician mudstones of the Harnage Shales and the Acton … Limestone occurs along Wenlock Edge and in the outcrop on which Acton Scott village stands. 6 Running along or close …