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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is hilly, the average height decreasing towards the south-west. The ridge called Oldham Edge, 800 ft. high, comes … church, to which Church Lane leads up from High Street. South-west from the Market Place the old Manchester road went out, crossed some 200 yds. away by King Street, going south to Ashton under Lyne, and westsouth-west goes out the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… along the high road from Besses o' th' Barn 3 on the south to the Irwell. To the north-west is a suburb of Radcliffe, at the bridge over the Irwell. To the south of these, on the highest ground, is the hamlet of … Whitefield also roads branch off north-east to Unsworth,south-west to the Irwell, and west to Stand and Ringley, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… side of the township, with the parish church to the south, and the old hall to the north. Two picturesque cloughs … of thesethe Mere clough begins near the old hall and goes south-west to the Irwell, forming, as might be gathered from … and Outwood in Pilkington. The other begins to the south of the church and winds along, first west and then …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… are about 2 miles from east to west, and 1 from north to south; the area is 1,372 acres. 1 The general slope of its … to the east are Luzley Brook and Heyside; and to the south Longsight. The River Irk rises on the northern border, … at the east end, consisting of a wing running north and south with a gable at each end. The house is built of stone, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Irk on the north and its affluent, the Wince Brook, on the south. The area is 392 acres. The surface is mostly above the … and plaster construction on the north and east sides. The south and west sides have been rebuilt in brick. The exterior … was occupied as a farmhouse the part of the hall on the south side of the partition was used as a kitchen, and modern …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… bend of the River Irwell, which bounds it on the east and south, except in a few places where the difference of … buildings, the church and the tower, are situated in the south-east corner, at which point the Roch, flowing from the … and from it the surface gradually descends to the east and south, the land by the river being of course the lowest. The …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… north-east side it is bounded by a little brook, on the south-east by the River Ribble, both which annually make … slope.' 11 Church The church of ST. WILFRID stands on the south side of the town, about 100 yds. from the right bank of the Ribble, which here, taking a big bend, flows south for about half a mile below Ribchester Bridge. The …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… lying in a compact area, measuring 10 miles from north to south, and 9 miles from east to west. 1 The high moorlands in … east are cloven by many streams, descending mainly to the south and west, among them being the Roch, 2 from which the … This stream rises near the Yorkshire border, and flows south-west to join the Irwell at Radcliffe. It is joined near …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… extent of land; the greatest height is attained in the south, part of Orrell being 125 ft. above sea level. … 21 ft. by 44 ft., with an eastern vestry, and north and south chapels 17 ft. by 25 ft., nave 21 ft. by 60 ft. with north and south aisles 17 ft. wide, south porch, and west tower 12 ft. …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… on the upper greensand and gault, chiefly in the west and south-west of the parish, and also at Temple, on the edge of … of the Hanger. But here and there towards the upper or south end of the street, where the road rises and the Hanger … the common to the parish of Newton Valence, which lies south-east of Selborne. On the other side of Selborne village …