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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by … of land offering every facility, by the construction of a canal, for the junction of the two sounds, and consequently …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high … the township employs about fifty persons. The Peak Forest canal commences here. An act was passed in 1846, enabling the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all inclosed and … is formed by tramroads with the Glamorganshire canal and the Tf-Vale railway. The living is a perpetual …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. … navigation has been continued by a cut, called the Tinsley canal, to Sheffield. The Hull falls into the Humber at the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Molluscs and Insects ZOOLOGY MOLLUSCS NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a … (Shepp.) Vivipara vivipara (Linn.) Dunster; Bath; Avon Canal contecta (Millett). Weston-super-Mare Valvata …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the county of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet … lagurus, Glomeris marginata, Iulus sabulosus, I. pilosus and I. teutonicus. Setting aside the last-named, about which … pallipes (Lereboullet), abundant in the Thames and Severn canal, may extend its range further westward. In regard to …