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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Chageley, c. 1440. This composite township is bounded on the north and east by the Hodder, which separates it from … middle block. The architects were Messrs. Dunn & Hansom of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cent. Rec. 54. Ibid. 53. Father Beauclerk has discussed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at 16. 10. 7.; net income, 752; patron, C. Chaplin, Esq. On Blankney heath are the remains of a British camp about … N. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (W.) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne; containing 1114 inhabitants. This place is situated on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the later English style, with a square embattled tower. On a hill called Woolsbarrow, situated on the heath, about a … 9 miles (E. S. E.) from Morpeth, 16 (N. N. E.) from Newcastle, and 283 (N. N. W.) from London; containing, with … in ancient times, and are named in the records with the Tyne, Wear, and Tees, as subject to their jurisdiction, with …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 11 Nov., 1689, aged 48; 'Horti Botanici Ox. Custos.' on the death of his father 4 Feb., 1679-80, Sherardian … Index Ecclesiasticus. Bonner, Joseph s. Timothy, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, gent. University Coll., matric. 15 Dec., 1677, aged 16; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and hop-grounds. The soil is in general a reddish clay, on a substratum of coarse limestone or freestone; and the … between the army under the command of the Marquess of Newcastle, and the Scots, who then held Sunderland. The … whole of the level country northward, the lower vale of Tyne, and the rising grounds in Northumberland. At East …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a manufactory for earthenware. The market formerly held on Tuesday has been discontinued, but a fair is still held on … ruinous. His eldest son, William, afterwards Duke of Newcastle, erected the spacious riding-house, and the long … and, after being defended for some time by the Marquess of Newcastle, surrendered to the parliamentarians, from whom it …
A New History of London
… of the civil war between him and the parliament. 1625. On the demise of James, which happened March 27th 1625, his … disaffected forces at Newburn, obtained possession of Newcastle upon Tyne, they protected the London trade for coals with that …
A New History of London
… to continue in prison during the pleasure of the lords. On the king's approach toward London, the parliament ordered … houses situated near the river Thames: and the marquis of Newcastle, then in possession of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, with the adjacent country, had prohibited the …
A New History of London
… another mayor, alderman Atkins, being chosen in his room on April 3, for the remainder of his year. Cromwel having … and that there were 320 keels or lighters employed at Newcastle, each of which was computed to carry 800 chaldron Newcastle measure on board the ships: and that 136 chaldrons …
A New History of London
… received, and had the honour of knighthood conferred on them. The king told them, that he ever had a particular … he returned them his thanks. The king landed at Dover on the 26th, and on the 29th which was his birth day, he was … which was by many observed, that in the year (1644) "when Newcastle was besieged and blocked up in our late wars, so as …