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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the ludicrous ceremony of passing through a miry pool, thence called the "Freemen's well." A bailiff is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… surrounded by a moat. On Gildersdale Fell is a stagnant pool, covered with mud several inches thick, which is used by …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… 1841. First Naval Lord 13-24 July 1846. Parmiter, Thomas Pool Clerk pd. from 24 June 1694 by order 26 Sept. 1694 (SPB, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… clothes. An order was also made for the repair of the wash pool, with another order in 1617 for its annual cleaning. 22 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Barrow by 1719, 97 and Newstone Farm is dated 1773. A pool called Blake Mere on the east side of Swains moor was … inn) in Onecote, in Leek parish. 98 A belief that the pool was bottomless and that cattle would not drink from it … rescue of a woman whose lover tried to drown her in the pool. The event was the subject of Robert Southey's poem …