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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… by Cherhill in 1934, 33 and probably c. 140 in 1995. The London-Bristol road via Calne followed the ridge across the … Lane, had been made by 1795 and possibly by 1683. 40 The London road could be reached from the village via the Avenue … until then worshipped in a cottage, used the chapel as a mission room of the chapel in Castle Street, Calne. 86 The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 9 miles (S. S. E.) from Somerton, and 122 (W. S. W.) from London; containing 7043 inhabitants. This place, from the … town is situated on the middle road leading from Exeter to London, and consists of numerous streets, many of them …
A Dictionary of London
… identified. Yeuan (St.) See Audoen (St.). York Abbot of London residence in parish of St. Peter Paul's Wharf, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… machine erected in 1828, from designs by Mr. Brunton, of London, and worked by a water-wheel of large diameter. The … tramroad was laid down in 1825, by John Christie, Esq., of London, extending from the Gwain Clawdd, over the forest of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YOKEFLEET, county York.See Yorkfleet. York YORK, a city and county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and … of which it is the capital, 193 miles (N. N. W.) from London; containing 28,842 inhabitants. The origin of this … for mingling with the crowd at the king's coronation in London; and in spite of a proclamation in their favour by the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… visitor in the 1720s commented on the many gardeners round London who 'offer all sorts of young trees ... for sale.' …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is divided … past nine centuries the castle has been, like the Tower of London, a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and a prison, as … other ways too it can claim similarity with the Tower of London, for in the 18th century it contained tame deer and a …
Survey of London Monograph
… September 1486; 1486 and 1488 sent to France; 1493 Garter mission to Duke of Calabria; d. 28 March 1502; bur d in … Sir Thomas, changed name to Wriothesley; probably b. in London; lived in Barbican; citizen and draper 1509. His s. … Of Kensington; b. c. 1690; s. of Richard Wightwick, a London merchant and cadet of Wightwick of Wightwick, co. …
Survey of London
… profightes of the gardeyns there." The Duke had already a London residence in Barbican, and he seems to have used the … your owne use when you shall have occasion to be here at London." 199 Apparently Puckering obtained a short lease, for … soon as it was vacated, for on 25th July he applied to the City authorities for a supply of water to be laid on there. …
Survey of London
… (also known as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop of London, and author of the famous Dialogus de Scaccario, was … Kings of England, and for the soul of Richard, Bishop of London, and for his own soul." William agreed to pay the … and possessions between the Abbey of Westminster and the City of London, to deal with as best they could for the …