The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Bedfordshire ; Berkshire ; BuckinghamshireT. Maiden, 1801 - Architecture |
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... called Bedfordshire : pro- bably from the name of its chief town , which the Britons are said to have named Lettidur ; in English , Bedford . Lettuy , signifying Public Inns ; and Dur , a Ford ; and by an easy transition , Beds on a ...
... called Bedfordshire : pro- bably from the name of its chief town , which the Britons are said to have named Lettidur ; in English , Bedford . Lettuy , signifying Public Inns ; and Dur , a Ford ; and by an easy transition , Beds on a ...
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... called Bedan - ford , or rather , according to Dr. Salmon , Bedician forda ; words signifying the For- tress on the Ford ; and derived from the fortifications established on the banks of the river Ouse , which flows through the town ...
... called Bedan - ford , or rather , according to Dr. Salmon , Bedician forda ; words signifying the For- tress on the Ford ; and derived from the fortifications established on the banks of the river Ouse , which flows through the town ...
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... called a cat , under which miners had free passage to sap the walls of the tower and castle . The castle was taken by four assaults . In the first was taken the barbican ; in the second , the outer bail : in the third , the wall near ...
... called a cat , under which miners had free passage to sap the walls of the tower and castle . The castle was taken by four assaults . In the first was taken the barbican ; in the second , the outer bail : in the third , the wall near ...
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... called the Single - House . The churches of St. John and St. Mary stand on the south side of the river ; those of St. Peter , St. Cuthbert , and St. Paul , on the north . The latter is the principal ornament of the town ; it is adorned ...
... called the Single - House . The churches of St. John and St. Mary stand on the south side of the river ; those of St. Peter , St. Cuthbert , and St. Paul , on the north . The latter is the principal ornament of the town ; it is adorned ...
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... called Dunstaple . This ridiculous derivation is undeserving of credit . That the residence or stable of a notorious freebooter should have been left undisturbed , after the establishment of a regular government , and the vengeance of ...
... called Dunstaple . This ridiculous derivation is undeserving of credit . That the residence or stable of a notorious freebooter should have been left undisturbed , after the establishment of a regular government , and the vengeance of ...
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