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A History of the County of Somerset
… though abundant further north is hardly known south of the Severn, except in the extreme south-west Cornwall, Devon and … the immense quantity of mud brought down from the rivers Severn and Parrett, are extremely poor in marine alg, and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Francis Newport, then known as 'Mr.' Newport, of Eyton on Severn. 91 In 1661 Charles II leased the hundred, with three … by the Roden, the Tern, and their tributaries into the Severn at Atcham. In many places the drift cover, or perhaps … and Lilleshall, link it to Shropshire south of the Severn. 89 O. S. Anderson, Eng. Hundred Names (Lund, 1934), …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for the carriage of coal for the landowner from the Severn Vale or Cirencester. 18 The land has at times been …
Alumni Oxonienses
… See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. Bromley, Henry of Upton on Severn, co. Worcester, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 11 May, … (sup. 29 Nov.) 1510. Bromwich, John s. Tho., of Upton-on-Severn, minister. Oriel Coll., matric. 29 March, 1667, aged …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Evesham and Cotswold, including the winding course of the Severn: the hill is crowned by a Roman encampment with a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bruges, derives its name from a bridge over the river Severn at Quatford, built by the Saxons, and which, after … is most romantically situated on the banks of the river Severn, which divides it into two parts, called Upper and … which it is defended by a rocky precipice overhanging the Severn; Robert de Montgomery had here a strongly-fortified …
A History of the County of Somerset
… part of the decline following the construction of the Severn Tunnel and the active discouragement of the railway …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… stone', (that is, a shale lying over a bed of coal in the Severn Gorge) [Patents (1694)]. The process was further …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… place obtained its name from a basin of the Thames and Severn canal within the hamlet, a large sheet of water, on …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… road through Bibury were the main roads. The Thames and Severn canal, opened in 1789, crosses the south part of the …