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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (8905) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 80 NE, ST 80 SE) The parish lies S. of Blandford Forum, on the S.W. bank of the R. Stour, and extends over some 2,500 acres, almost entirely on Chalk. It includes the former parish of Littleton which was part of Langton Long Blandford until …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or Blackney ( St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of Sleaford, Second division of the wapentake of Langoe, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 10 miles …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… hundred comprised Awre manor and its former members of Bledisloe, Etloe, and Purton (later part of Lydney parish), together with Poulton (later part of Awre … a major employer. Lydney's position was bolstered later by railways, both the main South Wales line, built along the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… S.W. (c)xli. N.E.) Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of Holy Trinity, in the middle of the village, is built of flint, with dressings of limestone and a little clunch. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Park from 1705 Park From 1705 The laying out of the gardens and park, begun in 1705 at the same time as the building of Blenheim Palace, was the work of Henry Wise, the royal gardener, although the design …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… BLENNERHASSET, with Kirkland, a township, in the parish of Torpenhow, union of Wigton, Allerdale ward below Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 8 miles (S. W.) from Wigton; containing 224 …
A Dictionary of London
… Bliss's Court - Blue Ball Court Bliss's Court West out of Crutched Friars or Poor Jewry Lane. In Aldgate Ward (O. … from the owner or builder. Blomfield Street North out of London Wall at 86 (P.O. Directory). Forms part of the boundary between Bishopsgate and Coleman Street Wards, …
Old and New London
… before." Gay's "Trivia." The Locality a Century agoA Pair of Eccentric Old MaidsThe Field of Forty FootstepsA Singular SuperstitionStreet Brawls and RoysterersThe Game of BaseBloomsbury deserted by the AristocracyAlbert Smith's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Andrew) BLOXWORTH ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of CoombsDitch, Wareham division of Dorset, 8 miles (S.) from Blandford; containing 306 …
A Dictionary of London
… Holborn See Old Bell Inn. Blue Boar (The) On the east side of Fish Street Hill, adjoining King's Head Court. It was so called before the Fire and had been devised to the poor of the parish of St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill. Part of the site was not …