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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a stone structure with a wooden spire, and has a very fine Saxon arch at the southern entrance; there are north and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a large stone, with an inscription round the edge in Saxon characters, to the memory of Iohannes de Chiltenham, … to the memory of the Rev. Francis Wise, a celebrated Saxon scholar, who was first librarian to the Ratcliffe … Domesday survey Astenuuic, and derives its name from its Saxon possessor Elstan. The township comprises about 910 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Alteham, is supposed to have derived its name from the Saxon, Eald, old, and Ham, a dwelling. It formed part of the … in the district; according to others, from Aluf, a Saxon, to whom Elvington, then written Alvintone, is … of Cambridgeshire, is supposed to have derived its Saxon name Elig either from the British Helyg, a willow, with …
Old and New London
… The name of this place is supposed to be derived from the Saxon leswe, a meadow, and ham, a dwelling. In the village …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… Eltisley Eltisley is said to have been the site of a Saxon nunnery in which Pandionia, daughter of a Scottish …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 1379 a. 3 r. 16 p., derives its name from the Saxon word Ingle, a fire or beacon light; and probably had … other garrisons, taken from them by Cuthwulf, and made a Saxon frontier town; upon which it obtained the appellation …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… in full of a bill of 5,300 l. for the troops of "Saxon-Gotha" 2,800 0 0 to ditto for Sir Jos. Herne, as the …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… for the arrest of James Baker, William Wilson, alias Saxon, Richard Rudd, alias Wells, and Thomas Aylett, alias …
A History of the County of Essex
… human occupation in prehistoric or Roman times. The main Saxon settlement was probably in the north of the parish: …