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A History of the County of Bedford
… the south is Hyde parish, formed in 1843. The neighbouring country is mostly higher than the town, and is often well …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Box N. Ibid. Mary Arnold-Forster, Basset Down: An Old Country Home, 28, 31. Ibid. 31. Ibid. 62. W.A.M. liv. 118. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… affirm that he was of gigantic size.' About a century ago country people still repeated legends of Wade and his wife … ordered to retire here for the defence of this part of the country. 51 Garrisoned for the king during the Civil War, it … of the earl's sister the heir was obliged to flee the country. 70 He returned after his guardian's death and is …
Magna Britannia
… of spinning cotton, rendered an important service to his country, and raised himself from an humble origin to the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… in advance. The gardens are described and illustrated in Country Life, xxi, 45060. This room, in the recessed portion …
Magna Britannia
… of his ancestors at Potheridge, which was his principal country-seat. The title and the family became extinct, in … of Richard II. 31 Leigh is said to have been one of the country residences of the abbots. The manor of Ford, which … the Courtenay family, p. 301. Inscription: "He served his country with the greatest distinction during the whole of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… sale cat. Wilts. Cuttings, xii. 201. W.A.M. xli. 3078. Country Life, 9 June 1923. W.R.O., G 7/515/9. Ibid. F 12, … Wilts. (N. Div.), 6723, 684; below. Almshos. Gaz. lxx. 23; Country Life, 3 Dec. 1959; W.R.O., Char. Com., Malmesbury, 1. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… and the vicarage on the entrance to it from Maidstone. The country here is much the same as the lower parts of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… affording upland grazing for sheep, was good corn-growing country. In 13401 30 a. were sown with wheat, 19 a. with …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Ordnance datum, and has wide views over the surrounding country. It is built mainly along a street leading southward …