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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Michael) BOCKLETON ( St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Tenbury, chiefly in the Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Tenbury and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, but partly in … immemorially, to the see of Durham; and gives name to a survey of the possessions of the bishopric, made in 1184, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of Oxford Bodleian … the E. range and were those of the Schools of Grammar and History and of Moral Philosophy. Inside the range, the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Bognor Regis BOGNOR REGIS Bognor was originally the easternmost tithing of the ancient parish of Pagham, its … Rife, which divides it from the parish of Felpham and separates the Rapes of Chichester and Arundel. The … the Black Mill was a landmark in the 19th century. The history of Bognor practically begins with Sir Richard Hotham, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bolingbroke - Bonby Bolingbroke (St. Peter and St. Paul) BOLINGBROKE ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Spilsby, W. division of the soke of Bolingbroke, … is on the road from Barton to London, and comprises by survey 2427 acres, equally divided between arable and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Boniface) BONCHURCH ( St. Boniface), a parish, in the liberty of East Medina, Isle of Wight division of the … 5.; net income, 134; patrons, Charles Popham Hill, Esq., and the Trustees of the late J. Popham, Esq. The tithes of … 4090 inhabitants. Four thanes at the time of the Domesday survey held "Boltelai" as four manors. Afterwards the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Bolston BONVILSTON, otherwise BOLSTON, a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of DinasPowys, county of … on the south by Llancarvan, on the east by St. Lythan's, and on the west by St. Nicholas'. It comprises 1119 acres, of … no account of its foundation, nor any particulars of its history, have been recorded. Borras (Bwras) BORRAS (BWRAS), a …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 1 From the Romans to the Conquest BOOK I. Containing the History. CHAP. I. History of London from the earliest … remote the objects are, the more indistinct they appear, and the more liable they are to be mistaken, from the …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 10 James I CHAP. X. During the reign of James I. By the extinction of the direct line of the … satisfaction, which was, the prospect of future peace and harmony between the two kingdoms, now united under one …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 11 Charles I CHAP. XI. From the accession of Charles I. to the commencement of the civil war between him and the parliament. 1625. On the demise of James, which …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 12 The Civil War, to the execution of the King CHAP. XII. From … committed the lord-mayor Sir Richard Gournay to the Tower, and preferred articles of impeachment against him, for … on which it rested. The writers of the Parliamentary History, observe very justly----" that those great and able …