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A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 18
… upper Thames, 10 km. north-west of the centre of Swindon and 11 km. south-east of Cirencester (Glos.). 1 It was … the west to serve the town and to the east to facilitate navigation, and that the boundary followed its original … seems to exaggerate the river's potential for reliable navigation, especially upstream from the Ermin Street …
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 18
… the lands beyond the town, at Chelworth to the south-west and to the south-east at Calcutt and further beyond at Widhill. Following the disafforestation … the view the tithingman presented a miller and a baker for trade offences, the reeve, the hayward, and the woodward …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the eleventh or twelfth century, between the Scots and the Danes, at Druimleah, near Bonar-Bridge, whence the … It is an extensive parish, in length about forty miles, and six miles in average breadth, and contains about 150,000 … erection of the great iron bridge in 1812, and vessels now trade to it, of from thirty to sixty tons' burthen, importing …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is almost entirely surrounded by that of Narberth: and, with the exception of a very small portion, belongs to the daughters and co-heiresses of the late Roger Eaton, Esq., whose elegant … That discovery was made about the year 1843; the iron-trade at once received a considerable extension, and the …
Old and New London
… DeathTreasures in Barber-Surgeons' Hall: its Plate Stolen and RecoveredAnother kind of Recovery thereLambe, the … of Basinghall StreetThe Bankruptcy CourtWhitecross Street and its PrisonThe Dissenters' Library in Whitecross Street. … tailors, yet the sartor's is undoubtedly a contemplative trade, and we owe both worthies much gratitude for …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… supports, though the OED's earliest reference is 1772, and it is worthy to note that a blacksmith owned seven pairs. … Possibly they were a type of STAYS done up with HOOKS AND EYES (crotchets could be an alternative name for hooks) … sativus, the stigmas of which became the yellow SAFFRON of trade. Occasionally 'Crocus' was used for 'Saffron, so it is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the parish of Thursby, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of Cumberland, 3 miles (E. N. E.) from … a fine view of Cromer bay, which, from its dangerous navigation, is by seamen called the "Devil's Throat." It was … of the townships connected with Oldham, and its growth in trade has fully kept pace with the other parts of this …
Survey of London Monograph
… the two best endowed with natural beauty are Highgate and Hampstead, the sister heights which, almost within the … by long stretches of land still unattacked by the builder, and which, although he creeps up insidiously, he will never … important tracts have now been saved for public recreation and refreshment. In the remote past Highgate was doubtless …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging: to all to whom these … things hereunto, or to any part of the printer's work, trade, or mystery, necessary and convenient; and to do every …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… CROPTON, a chapelry, in the parish of Middleton, union and lythe of Pickering, N. riding of York, 4 miles (N. W. by … of the small river Seven. Excellent limestone is obtained, and burnt into lime for building and agricultural purposes. The tithes were commuted for land …