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A History of the County of Lancaster
… its name lies in the township of Upper Rawcliffe, on the south bank of the Wyre, which river divides the area into two … for the most part flat and lies low, except in the extreme south, where a height of about 120 ft. above sea level is … north side, the west end facing on to the road immediately south of the bridge. It consists of a chancel 33 ft. 6 in. by …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and consists of chancel 37 ft. by 22 ft. with north and south chapels, nave 60 ft. by 22 ft. with north and south aisles 14 ft. 9 in. wide, west tower 11 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. with stone spire, and south porch 14 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in. with chamber over, all …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… nearly the whole area of this township-parish lies to the south of the river, occupying hilly country between the … north bank, is the ancient chapel of Tatham Fell; to the south are Lowgill and Ivah. The fells to the southeast end of … to be made as to the tenure. 11 Tatham Church from the South-East The manor descended to a John de Tatham, 12 who in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of the area. Stainderber and Anems lie near the boundary, south from Ireby. The whole has an acreage of 1,141, 1 and … from which minor roads branch off, north-west to Leck and south to Burton-in-Lonsdale. The Ingleton branch of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of a chancel with north organ chamber and vestry and south aisle, nave with north and south aisle, south porch and west tower. The building is of 15th-century …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Coniston Old Man, but the altitudes diminish going south, at Ulverston itself open and comparatively low-lying … that when Macartney was afterwards (1797) ordered to South Africa he made him private secretary. He then became … He acquired a great reputation by his books on China and South Africa and his Life of Lord Macartney, and soon after …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of 1,232 and 828 respectively, and Little Urswick in the south-west, with 1,844 acres. Little Urswick has three … and Redmayne Hall; Bolton with Adgarley, 688 acres, to the south; and Stainton, 535 acres, to the west. The surface is undulating, rising generally from south to north and from east to west; the highest points …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… FAZAKERLEY This extensive parish, occupying the south-western corner of the hundred and county, has a total …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… keuper series, owing to the effect of a fault running from south-east to north-west through the township. The soil is … to have been of British origin. Two Roman roads, from the south and from Chester, 5 met at Latchford on the south bank of the Mersey, near which point considerable …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… church of ST. OSWALD or the HOLY TRINITY 12 stands at the south end of the village on rising ground at the foot of Warton Crag, and consists of a chancel with south chapel, clearstoried nave with north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. The site falls …