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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… with the Ceiriog. By the late improvements, part of Offa's Dyke is now within the limits of the park, which it … have been lost, having been lent on insufficient security. Offa's Dyke and Wat's Dyke both intersect the parish, and in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the demesne of the Saxon kings, and was bestowed by Offa of Mercia on the monks of St. Alban's, who retained it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of the wood. There seems no reason to connect it with Offa's Dyke. ConditionBad, ditch almost obliterated. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… as appears by the Saxon chronicle. And in a grant of king Offa to archbishop Janibert, of about the year 795, it is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… tumps, of which the example at Aston may be mentioned. Offa's Dyke. The outstanding historical earthwork of this part of the county is Offa's Dyke. The date and purpose of this travelling … that "we have the whole construction in this area as Offa made it," as is evidenced by the distribution of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Thornbury; the former is traditionally connected with King Offa and the death of St. Ethelbert. Most of these earthworks …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… little doubt that the great travelling earthwork, known as Offa's Dyke, and probably constructed by that king against …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… G. H. Carew, Esq. A national school has also been built. Offa's Dyke is part of the western boundary of the parish; …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of a minster church in Chelsea, the Mercian kings, notably Offa, Egfrith, and Coenwulf, whose reigns covered the period … with the Church and London. 4 Chelsea's attraction for Offa and his successors lay in its convenient riverside site …
A History of the County of Somerset
… linked with Huntspill in a grant made by King Offa directly or indirectly to Glastonbury. 6 It may also …