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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… - Broadlane Bretton BRETTON, a township, in the parish of Hawarden, union of Great Boughton, hundred of Mold, county … This hamlet is situated on the road from Chester to Flint. Contiguous to the village lies what was formerly … After the disastrous defeat of Caractacus it continued to be the residence of the native reguli, till the time of …
Survey of London
… with other adjacent lands, was often loosely referred to as Windmill Field or Fields in the late sixteenth and … lands of the former Hospital of St. James continued to be leased as a unit known as St. James's Farm, and at some … require them to reside in the locality'. 59 The vestry did consider putting its own funds into a model dwellings scheme …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a.) 8 were added for civil purposes, the former presumably to North and the latter to South Brewham. In 1966 they also … century. 26 The 22 a. of woodland recorded in 1086 must be regarded as a serious underestimate or refer to woodland … died after 1090 and was followed by his son William (II) (d. c. 1155). William (III) (d. 1176), son of the last, gave …
A History of the County of Somerset
… roughly triangular in shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south and 2 km. from east to west at its widest point. Its … when it was sold to Francis Cottington, Baron Cottington (d. 1652). 93 In the mid 16th century a quarter of the walk … leave to inclose the estate. 4 The soil was then said to be good. 5 The rental value of the land rose significantly …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… S.E. (b)xxxvi. N.E.) Ecclesiastical a (1). Parish Church of All Saints (Hertford), S.E. of the Castle, of late … of man's figure, feet remain, 15th-century: inscription to Thomas Boole, 1456: inscription in French to John Hunger, … timber; the roof is tiled. The plastered street front may be of late 17th or early 18th-century date; a few original …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Bridge Sollers is a small parish mainly on the left bank of the Wye, 6 m. W.N.W. of Hereford. The church is the … Sollers Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (22 ft. by 18 ft.) has a partly restored late 13th-century E. window … of three pointed lights, with the mullions carried up to the two-centred head to form the middle light. In the N. …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… Bridge Street Bridge Street (64) Shoulder of Mutton Inn, demolished in 1962, was two-storeyed with brick walls and tiled roofs and appeared to be of late 18th or early 19th-century origin. A plan of 1849 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of London Bridge ward within 7. BRIDGE WARD WITHIN. Bridge … Sir Christopher Wren in 167187, at a cost of 9579 19 s. 10 d. The steeple was not finished until 1705, and the roofs … In 1762 the aisles were shortened by one bay at the W. end to allow the footpath on the E. side of London Bridge to pass …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Bay. The first element of the name, commonly thought to refer to a bridge built by the Domesday lord Walter of Douai, 59 is more likely to be derived either from the Old Norse bryggja, meaning a quay … Some of the garrison mutinied when there were rumours of Irish troops landing at Minehead and Bristol. 34 In 1643, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Bridgwater Castle CASTLE. William Brewer (d. 1226) was licensed in 1200 to build a castle at Bridgwater which descended with the … other necessary repairs. 73 In 1246 the towers were to be roofed and the surrounding palisade renewed. 74 In 1360 …