A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in Great Britain1803 |
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Abbey Aberystwith Aston Avon Barnsley Bart Bath Birmingham Bishop's Bishop's Waltham Bourn Bridge Cross Bristol Burnham Market Burton Burton upon Trent Bury Canal Cary Cary's Castle Castle Cary Chapel Chester Church Cirencester Court Cross the river Derby Derwent river Devizes distance Duke Earl East Exeter Ferry ford forward four miles Gate George Glocester Green half a mile Hall Hampton Heath Hill Holyhead House Kent Kingston Lady Lane late Leeds Lichfield little farther Lodge LONDON Lord Ludlow Mail Coach Manchester Market mile farther mile-stone Mill Newcastle Newport Newton Norfolk North Norton Ouse Park Paterson's Place Presteign river and enter river Trent road Salisbury Seat Shepton Mallet shire Shrewsbury Shropshire Sir John Sir Wm South Stamford Stoke Stone Stow Street Suffolk Surrey Sussex Sutton Tenbury Thames thence Thos three miles thro Town Trent Walton Warrington West Weston Whitchurch Worcester Worksop Wrexham Yorkshire
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Page 381 - It had formerly a famous abbey, some parts of which yet remain. Near this place, in 1463, was fought a battle between the houses of York and Lancaster in which the latter was defeated.
Page 433 - Ro-| man city, called Durosiponte. In: the time of the Saxons it was the! see of a Bishop, and had a Castle built by Gorman, a Danish King whence the town derived its name On/, of Huntingdon, Hinchingbrooke, Earl of Sandwich, and the Views, — Sharpe, Esq.