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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Ruthin, county of Denbigh, North Wales, 2 miles (N. W.) from Ruthin: the population is returned with the parish. … spacious, in good repair, and well furnished with maps, &c.: there is a library connected with the academy, containing … of wrought-iron, which, with the tubes and bolts, forms a stiff frame between each series of chains. The reparation of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish, in the parish, union, and soke of Doncaster, W. riding of York, 1 mile (S. S. W.) from Doncaster; … and the remainder arable and pasture; the soil is a stiff clay, and the scenery beautiful, with extensive views. … of fossils, consisting of cornua ammonis, sharks' teeth, &c. was discovered. Baldon, Marsh (St. Peter) BALDON, MARSH ( …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… place, called in ancient records, Bainiffe, Boineffe, &c., appears to have derived its name from the district in … between 57 5' and 57 43' (N. lat.) and 2 17' and 3 37' (W. long.), and is about fifty miles in length, and varying … over difficult and rocky grounds. The subsoil is a stiff hard clay, which, in some parts, is covered with large …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Barham 6. BARHAM (B.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XVII N.W.) Barham is a small parish 7 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The … the capital of the E. respond and of the second pier is of stiff conventional foliage and the capital of the first pier … head, defaced drain, 14th-century. Plate: includes cup of c. 1570, base probably added in the 17th century and bowl …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, W. riding of York, 14 miles (N.) from Sheffield, 38 (S. by … oak-timber and bark, leather, wool, tiles, earthenware, &c. The quay, on which is the custom-house, is extensive and … It comprises about 1700 acres; the soil is partly stiff clay and partly light earth, and the parish abounds …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Dalton, and 9 (S. W.) from Ulverston, the … mostly arable, the surface rather uneven, and the soil a stiff clay. About a mile on the road to Dalton is a chapel in … glue, leather for the binding of books, hat-linings, &c. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 14. …
Survey of London
… the Musaeum Minervae, had a brief existence in the street c. 16357 (see below), and the fashionable miniaturist, John … animadversions on his son's rle as courtier, sent him a stiff reprimand and an enjoinder to respect Kynaston's claims … the Bedford Office, for approval by the Duke's surveyor, W. S. Cross. 55 The proposal had been informally agreed in …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… throughout, and was counted as part of Ewelme hundred from c.1882. 15 Benson's boundaries were rationalized at inclosure … and in the early 20th century the pioneering meteorologist W.H. Dines (d. 1927) built a small (now-demolished) … arcades with their cylindrical piers, of which some have stiff-leafed capitals. The chancel arch is of similar date, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Berden 9. BERDEN. (A.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xiii. N.W. (b)xiii. S.W. (c)xiii. S.E.) … splay, which is of c. 1270, carved with a woman's head and stiff-leaf foliage. In the N. wall are two windows of c. …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Prior, Roke, and Rokemarsh in 1992. 13 The village (at c.5457 m.) and the parish's western part rest chiefly on … strong quality' with 'a good depth of soil over a very stiff clay', yielding good grain crops 'to those who go to … and Ivyhouse farms. Lower farm (185 a.) was then run by W.F. Surman, and Parsons' farm (76 a.) by the Edwards family …