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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Hillforts, 67, fig. 29. SA 251; cf. Sir C. Fox, Offa's Dyke (1955), 165 n. and map; V.C.H. Salop. i. 409-10. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the poor at Christmas, in coal and blankets. Vestiges of Offa's Dyke may be distinctly traced in some parts of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is recorded concerning this territory until the reign of Offa, the Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, who, to put an end to … of the formation of which there is no authentic record. Offa's Dyke, however, prevented not the hostile incursions of … year 607: it is situated about two miles from Llangollen. Offa's Dyke, still by the Welsh designated by the synonymous …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the river Lug, on the road between Presteign and Cascob. Offa's Dyke passes within half a mile north-west of the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… as a parish recreation ground, and the 1-mile stretch of Offa's Dyke that passed through the newly inclosed land was …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… on the line established in the later 8th century by Offa. 46 To some extent, however, the precise border was an …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… evidence appears to be genuine, by which King Offa granted an estate of 90 hides to Archbishop thelheard, … n. 24. Ibid. 123, n. 66. Ibid. The charter by which King Offa grants Aldenham (Herts.) sancto Petro et plebi Dei …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… other respectable residences in different parts of it. Offa's Dyke passes through it, in a line nearly parallel with …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… The kings of Wessex and Essex met at Brentford in 705, 68 Offa, king of Mercia, held a council there in 780, 69 and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… with reference to that great work of the Saxons, called Offa's Dyke, which separates it from the township of … 2 miles (S. W.) from Wrexham; containing 579 inhabitants. Offa's Dyke forms a prominent object here, separating the … to Presteign, and the other from Discoed to Old Radnor. Offa's Dyke crosses the brow of a hill about half a mile …