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… eldest daughter and coheir of Henry White, Esq., of South Warnborough, in Hampshire. The said Walter Giffard made …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… a green and level valley over half a mile wide. To the south-east of this the surface steadily rises from about 60 … standing on the lower slope of the hill just above and south-west of the church, overlooking the Lune valley to the … with north and east wings, the inner sides of which facing south and west are respectively 57 ft. and 45 ft. in length. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Tell me where my true love lies; East, west, north, or south, Pilling brig or Cocker mouth. 6 Formerly the making of … and exposed situation about a quarter of a mile to the south-west of the village, and consists of a chancel 35 ft. 6 in. by 20 ft., nave 58 ft. 6 in. by 40 ft., south porch, and west tower 13 ft. by 12 ft., all these …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… into two main clusters by the Rusland Beck, which flows south to join the Leven near Haverthwaite; the western side … Finsthwaite and Haverthwaite. 2 The two Coltons form the south-west part of the parish, with the Colton Beck flowing south between them. The parish church is about the centre, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… about a third being below the 25-ft. level, but in the south-east and south there are hills. The population in 1901 was 4,752. 2 … Church The church of ST. MICHAEL 9 is situated at the south end of Croston village close to the River Yarrow, which …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Dom. Bk. Warte, Dom. Bk. The parish of Dalton occupies the south-west corner of Furness, having at its outside limit the … in 1902, is in private ownership. At Hawes Point, at the south-east end, is a lighthouse, built in 1790. Opposite … for their workmen. The entrance to the harbour at the south-east is guarded by Piel Island, formerly called …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Eccles measures about 7 miles across, from the Irwell south-west to the Glazebrook, and has an area of 22,004 … west. The general slope of the surface is from north to south, the highest land, about 300 ft. above sea level, being … old market-place, and consists of chancel with north and south aisles, south transept with vestry on the east side, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in a pleasant situation among flat meadows on the left or south bank of the Yarrow about 20 yds. from the stream. The building consists of chancel 30 ft. by 17 ft., with south aisle its full length, and 14 ft. 6 in. wide, nave 51 ft. by 24 ft. 9 in., with south aisle 10 ft. 6 in. wide, west tower 11 ft. 6 in. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… between Barton and Stretford, also a straight line running south from the boundary of Whittleswick to the Mersey. … chamber, nave 36 ft. 6 in. by 17 ft. 6 in. with north and south aisles, and west tower 13 ft. square. These measurements are all internal. The south aisle extends the whole length of the nave and chancel, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… between them is roughly a line from Broughton to the south end of Coniston Water and thence by the Crake to the … to the north and to 745 ft. at Great Greenhows to the south, while the other chain near the south end of Coniston Water attains 1,000 ft. The western …