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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the height of more than 2000 feet from the vale. Its summit, which is level, and 1000 yards in circuit, is … On the south-east are three remarkable hills, from the summit of one of which, Newton Hill, the English and Bristol …
A History of the County of Oxford
… later edns.); inf. from Mrs. H. Babington Smith. P.R.O., HO 107/1731; ibid. RG 11/1514; P.O. Dir. Oxon. (1869). Inf. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 22 Jan. 1852. Inf. from Mrs. H. Babington Smith P.R.O., HO 107/1731. Except where stated otherwise this para. based …
A History of the County of Oxford
… E 179/163/398, 435, 443. Secker's Corresp. 288; P.R.O., HO 107/1731. Census, 1801-51; P.R.O., HO 107/872, 1731. P.R.O., HO 107/1731. For identification of Clarke's Cottage, O.R.O., …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… British camp called "Pen-y-Cloddiau," or "the summit of the dykes," fortified by a high rampart, and, in … held, in connexion with the Established Church. Upon the summit of a gravelly hill near the village are some remains … from the level ground, and present an unbroken face to the summit, so as to have obtained the designation of the "Alps …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the arch of the windows is surmounted by a canopy, and the summit of the tower is wreathed with a pierced and embattled … 1488 feet above the level of the sea: the view from its summit is celebrated for its great variety. The total extent …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… 78 On 12 July 1537 Robert Aske was hung in chains from the summit of the tower and a year later the head of Lancaster … 108 Traces of timber-work at 15 ft. and 13 ft. below the summit, the lower accompanied by much charred wood, may have … of firmer and more clayey material . . . round the older summit and lighter material placed within this crater' is …