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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the underlying Jurassic limestones and clays. Four small Roman settlements have been discovered in the parish, all on … medieval occupation of this area (see p. xxxix; Fig. 12). Roman b(1) Settlement (SP 967876), on a gentle S.-facing … covered with lumps of limestone rubble and quantities of Roman pottery ( BNFAS, 4 (1970), 39). b(2) Settlement (SP …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… commons, following in part a straight (and possibly pre-Roman) lane to Ladybrook copse. 9 Warborough nevertheless … origin, but with some changes in their alignments. The Roman road from Dorchester to Henley may have run a few … (established in the Anglo-Saxon period) was preceded by a Roman ford a little further west. North of Benson, a partly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1835. On the lands of Powderham farm are the remains of a Roman encampment, with a tessellated pavement in good … There are several places of worship for dissenters. The Roman wall of Severus passed through the parish before its … This place, anciently Benwall, or Bythe-Wall, the Roman wall having passed this way, is supposed to occupy the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… W. H. Challen. Inst. Bks. (P.R.O.). The Montagues, being Roman Catholics, could only present through nominees. Tax. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… hill-fort, p. 485. (119) Linear Dyke, p. 517. (120121) Roman Remains, p. 594. Ancient Field Groups (3032), p. 632. …
Old and New London
… StreetLord Byron and Joe MantonFarm Street and the Roman Catholic ChapelMount StreetMartin Van Butchell, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… tract by the Attrebatii, or Attrebates. Under the Roman dominion it was included in the great division called … The remains of antiquity are various and interesting. The Roman stations were, Spin, at the present village of Speen; … been transmitted to modern times, at Wallingford. Several Roman roads crossed the county; but it is difficult to …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Dike, which passes across Berkhampstead Common, is pre-Roman or later has not yet been satisfactorily settled. A … gold coin (uninscribed), and others of this and the Roman period have been found. 3 The Roman road called Akeman Street, the main highway from London …
Old and New London
… At the north-western corner of Parker's Row is a large Roman Catholic church and convent. "It is a curious … established in the metropolis. The convent adjoins the Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity, which was … Lady of Mercy, there are four other numerously-attended Roman Catholic schools in this district. The edifice …
Old and New London
… they almost met by stealth, much in the same way as the Roman Catholics were wont to do a century or so later. When … here, on the west side of Stoney Lane, which was once a Roman road leading to the trajectus, or ferry over the river … Tower (as Stoney Street, in St. Saviour's, was a similar Roman road leading to the ferry to Dowgate), was the mansion …