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Magna Britannia
… by Leland, and which appears from a drawing in Dr. Borlase's manuscript collections, to have been standing in the year … idea may be formed of what this house was in the time of King Henry VIII., from the representation of the town of … richly ornamented, appears, from a date under a coat of arms, to have been fitted up in the year 1575; long since …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Anderson 2 ANDERSON (8897) (O.S. 6 ins. SY 89 NE) In 1933 the two adjacent parishes of … nave walls are of banded flint and Heathstone ashlar, the S. chapel is of banded flint and brick, the chancel is … includes silver cup of 1684 engraved with lozenge-of-arms of Tregonwell; also pewter flagon and dish, both 18th …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 26 miles (N. by W.) from Southampton, and 64 (W. S. W.) from London; comprising the hamlets of Charlton, Hatherden, King's Enham, Little London, Smannell, Wildhern, and … which engagement he religiously observed. Seal and Arms. The town, which is situated on the border of the …
A Dictionary of London
… The church of St. Andrew (q.v.) is mentioned in Charter of King Edgar, 951, and most probably refers to St. Andrew, Holborn. Other names and forms : " S. Andrew de Holeburn," 1291 (Ct. H.W. I. 103). " S. Andrew … partly laid into the street and partly occupied by the King's Weigh House (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 171). A Rectory. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Andrew's, St - Arbroath Andrew's, St. ANDREW'S, ST., a city, the … the name Mucross into Kilrymont, or "the church of the King's Mount." St. Regulus lived for thirty years afterwards … 1274, Bishop Wishart founded a Dominican priory. Seal and Arms. After the battle of Falkirk, in 1298, Edward I. of …
A Dictionary of London
… (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831). The site was vacant in O.S. but is now covered by Plumtree Court, Shoe Lane. Angel Inn … next lane further west, now Red Bull Wharf. A tradesman's token commemorates this Alley in Thames Street in 1668 … the whole site in O.S. 1880. Angel Street East out of King Edward Street at No.9 to St. Martin's le Grand (P.O. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in Broughton, and agreed to pay Simon son of Matthew 4 s. a year instead of 2 s. for a quitclaim of Simon's right of … Kirkby had rights of turbary. 4 After due inquiry 5 the king's licence was in 1299 granted allowing the alienation to … probably acting for John Preston of the Manor. In 1545 the king ordered a perambulation of the bounds of Angerton Moss …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… was, by the 4th century, the western limit of Gloucester's defences has not yet met with general acceptance, 5 though … in 909 with the translation of the bones of St. Oswald, king of Northumbria, to a final resting place in Gloucester. … by 1051, and various customary dues rendered in the king's hall and chamber are mentioned in Domesday Book. 50 It …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Chilterns, Danish Northamptonshire, and the Lady of Mercia's country in Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. Geographically … the apostle of Wessex, his baptism of the West Saxon king Cynegils and establishment as bishop at Dorchester. In … at Carfax ( A.M. Report, 1896, p. 9). [A.M.] Stirrups, arms, &c., found in the River Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the theory that both were erected by the Belg before Csar's time, as step by step they forced a passage into the heart … is recorded at Bradford-onAvon. Six years later the Saxon king advanced his frontier to the Parret, thus including the … Deity, viz. ELOE, or ELOI, ADONAI, SABAI and , between the arms of the cross. These titles are of special interest as …