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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… had the advantage, or could defend himself till after sun-set, upon his demanding judgment, it was to be given in …
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10, Hackney
Hackney was the largest parish transferred to the administrative county of London in 1889, and became a metropolitan borough with over 220,000 inhabitants, before giving its name to a Greater London borough in 1965.
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington
This volume covers 14 parishes in south-west Middlesex. Among the area's extensive modern suburbs are the vestiges of the earlier agricultural villages, and the best known of the surviving large houses are Syon House, Osterley Park, and Strawberry Hill.
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 9, Glastonbury and Street
Covers the Glastonbury Twelve Hides hundred in the centre of the county, owned until the dissolution by the Abbey of Glastonbury. The abbey itself, and the town, are covered, along with surrounding parishes, including the large village of Street.
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4
Covers the Crewkerne and South Petherton hundreds, and the village of Martock, all in the south of the county.
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 9, Burton-Upon-Trent
This volume covers the town of Burton-upon-Trent on the county's eastern boundary, along with its suburbs and satellite villages on either side of the river, including Stapenhill which was formerly in a separate parish in Derbyshire.
A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1, the City of Kingston Upon Hull
A chronological and thematic account of the history of the city of Hull, along with topographical accounts of several outlying villages.
A History of the County of Somerset
… settled his estates on his brother Edward (d. 1780 s.p.m.) and his male heirs with remainder to Edward (d. by 1780 … about by the contraction of rail business. In 1992 the village remained a small local centre with several shops and … 183 (1989 edn.). R. Atthill, Som. and Dors. Rly. 41; V.C.H. Som. ii. 356. Atthill, Som. and Dors. Rly. 34, 36, 41, 43, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the soil rather above the average in fertility. The village is situated to the right of the road leading from … edifice, picturesquely situated on the east side of the village, and has a wood-shingle spire 99 feet high, with four … William Laslett, Esq. The parish comprises 971 a. 1 r. 35 p., one-half of which is fine pasture land, much esteemed for …