The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 15, Part 1Thomas Maiden, 1814 |
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John Britton. d by Woolneth , fro London Published by John Harnes Pauls Church Yard Dec THE Beauties of ENGLAND AND WALES , OR DELINEATIONS TOPOGRAPHICAL. ABBEY TOWER EVESHAM . Worcestershire . King John's Monument . Worcester Cathedral .
John Britton. d by Woolneth , fro London Published by John Harnes Pauls Church Yard Dec THE Beauties of ENGLAND AND WALES , OR DELINEATIONS TOPOGRAPHICAL. ABBEY TOWER EVESHAM . Worcestershire . King John's Monument . Worcester Cathedral .
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... Abbey . I must , likewise , beg to ac- knowledge the very obliging conduct of F. Parker Newdigate , Esq . of Arbury Hall . Mr. John Nickson , of Coventry ; the Rev. John Kendall , and Mr. Roe , of Warwick ; Mr. Wheler , the judicious ...
... Abbey . I must , likewise , beg to ac- knowledge the very obliging conduct of F. Parker Newdigate , Esq . of Arbury Hall . Mr. John Nickson , of Coventry ; the Rev. John Kendall , and Mr. Roe , of Warwick ; Mr. Wheler , the judicious ...
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... Yarmouth , and to pass through Suf folk and the counties of Cambridge , Hertford , Bedford , and Oxford , to Winchester , in Hampshire , and Southampton . street is so termed in a deed of Hilton Abbey WARWICKSHIRE . 23.
... Yarmouth , and to pass through Suf folk and the counties of Cambridge , Hertford , Bedford , and Oxford , to Winchester , in Hampshire , and Southampton . street is so termed in a deed of Hilton Abbey WARWICKSHIRE . 23.
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John Britton. street is so termed in a deed of Hilton Abbey , Staffordshire , dated 1223 ; and , likewise , in an ancient deed of lands bounded by it near Birmingham . " We cannot consider these deeds as any important authority . The ...
John Britton. street is so termed in a deed of Hilton Abbey , Staffordshire , dated 1223 ; and , likewise , in an ancient deed of lands bounded by it near Birmingham . " We cannot consider these deeds as any important authority . The ...
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... Abbey of Coventry . Abbey of Abingdon . Abbey of Bertone . Abbey of Malmsbury . Abbey of Winchcombe . Abbey of Evesham . Earl Roger . Earl Hugh . Earl Aubery . Countess Godiva . Earl of Mellent . Turchil de Warwick . Hugh de ...
... Abbey of Coventry . Abbey of Abingdon . Abbey of Bertone . Abbey of Malmsbury . Abbey of Winchcombe . Abbey of Evesham . Earl Roger . Earl Hugh . Earl Aubery . Countess Godiva . Earl of Mellent . Turchil de Warwick . Hugh de ...
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