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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the town may be dated subsequently to the year 1600, but long before that period the haven was well known, and …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… and common were inclosed in 1723, creating a pattern of long curving closes taken from the open fields, especially … with Hallgarth close, in 1563 and again in 1620. 79 A long fish pond near by may have been part of an earlier moat, … called 'stinting furlongs'. A wand or measure 7 ft. 5 in. long was used to apportion the meadows among the villagers. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… panels; at the angle is a blocked doorway flanked by long panels. (4). House, two tenements on the N. side of the …
A Survey of London
… the others be gone) sir Alexander Auenon, Maior, 1570. Long shop or shead by the Crosse in Cheape. The long shoppe or shed incroching on the high street before this … cathedrall church of Pauls in London, which hath continued long time peaceably till now of late: wherevpon they haue …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Two fairs annually held in May and October have been long discontinued. Alton Towers, the splendid mansion of the … contain ng 361 inhabitants. The chapelry consists of a long and narrow slip of ground; it comprises 1189 acres. The … had once a market and two fairs, but the former has been long since disused, and one fair only is now held, on Sept. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage and impropriation belong to the family of Long, whose tithes have been commuted for 240. Farnham (St. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… E. It is a large irregular rounded boulder some 1.5 m. long, 1 m. wide and just under 1 m. high, partly buried, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an assemblyroom and a public subscription library. It has long been distinguished for its manufacture of gunpowder, … mentioned by Leland, under the appellation of Thorn, has long been in disuse; but three new quays, or wharfs, have … was a small peelhouse or tower here in 1542, which was long held by the Fenwicks. The tithes have been commuted for …
Survey of London
… London. The Peabody Estate in Pear Tree Court, which has a long frontage to Farringdon Lane, is described in Chapter I. … bound up with the necessary task of covering in the Fleet, long since degraded from a river into a common sewer. Below … 1868), leaving the Metropolitan's original track free of long-distance passenger and goods trains. The work was …