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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The surface is beautifully diversified with hill and dale, and the higher grounds command some fine …
A Dictionary of London
… after the owner or builder. Wharton's Court On Lambeth Hill (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). "Walton's Court" (P.C. … Holborn Conduit, in Farringdon Ward Without. No.68 Snow Hill and the adjoining houses occupied the site (End. Ch. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… homesteads, and 19 road; the surface is diversified with hill and dale, and the scenery, especially on the banks of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to winter flooding. In the south-east, however, a gentle hill rises to a little over 100 ft. and was presumably the … to in the name Wheatenhurst. The southern slope of the hill, where parkland called the Grove was largely cleared of … planted with young oaks. 16 On the north side of the hill there was apparently some woodland up to the 19th …
A History of the County of Hertford
… wheat. It is well wooded, and the combinations of hill and valley, pasture, common, arable and woodland produce … principally in the valley of the Lea, and on the steep hill which descends to the river on the south side. It is … approach from the south, looking down from the top of the hill, is very picturesque. The older cottages and houses are …
A History of the County of Hertford
… crosses. It was probably the High Cross, under the name of Hill Cross, the approximate position of which is retained in … of London. 182 Stephen Ashby died possessed of Piggot's Hill farm in 1753 and was succeeded by his son Thomas, who …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… and although his successor was resident 20 in 1600 Edward Hill (d. 1629) was accused of paying more attention to his …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… and south, the latter still only a field road. Dalton Hill links the north back lane with Main Street. The regular … perhaps situated on Wilgesic near ground still called Mill hill, and two windmills and a water-mill in the early 14th …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 4230 acres: the surface is pleasingly diversified with hill and dale; the soil is fertile. The living is a …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… to Withskargill, ascending the same to the summit of the hill and thence descending to Grariggebek, descending the … there late in the tenure of Thomas Nicolson of the Hill, also the "ferm hald" 1 late in the tenure of John of … third part at Borough watter and so up to Heigh of the Hill. Dated 2 September, 18 Henry VIII (1526); Orig. at …