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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is picturesque. The chapel is a neat … of Lord Wharncliffe, and Wentworth Castle, that of T. F. Vernon Wentworth, Esq. The living is a perpetual curacy; net … of the Dearne and Dove canal, communicating with the river Don, affords facilities of conveyance to the ports of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… scarp below which is the wooded valley of the E. Corfe river on Wealden Beds around 150 ft. above O.D. As elsewhere …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… another stream rises under the hill, and runs into the river Arun. There are considerable woods of oak, ash, beech, … The liberty is of great extent, stretching from the river Char to the Axe, which separates the counties of Devon … The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, across which is an ancient dam, supposed to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The township is bounded on the south by the river Coquet, and takes its name from the stream of the … from Pickering to Kirkby-Moorside, and eastward of the river Seven. Wrenbury (St. Margaret) WRENBURY ( St. … with that town by a noble bridge of three arches over the river. The village is of respectable appearance. The district …
A Dictionary of London
… Herriott, 1506, to the Drapers' Company, by the name of "Vernon's quay." It seems to be on or near the site of Bear …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary … the north the parish is bounded partly by Long Lane, the river Tern, and the road from Allscott to Watling Street at … increased the length of the parish boundary formed by the river Tern. 90 In 1903 and 1934 3 a. and 165 a. respectively …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… carried on to some extent, and there is a corn-mill on the river Tern, which bounds the parish on the north. In the … passed through the centre of the station, and crossed the river at Wroxeter Ford, from which point it branched off … containing 363 inhabitants. It lies on the navigable river Bure, and comprises about 1300 acres, of which the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the parish was apparently always that at Allscott, on the river Tern. It was probably the mill worth 12 s. in 1086. 1 …