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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... it makes in so short a dis- tance . From Turvey to St. Neot's is hardly 19 miles ; yet the me- anderings of the Ouse are supposed to extend to the length of SEVENTY B 2 SEVENTY . It divides the county into two parts ; BEDFORDSHIRE . 3.
... it makes in so short a dis- tance . From Turvey to St. Neot's is hardly 19 miles ; yet the me- anderings of the Ouse are supposed to extend to the length of SEVENTY B 2 SEVENTY . It divides the county into two parts ; BEDFORDSHIRE . 3.
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... supposed by some writers to have been the Lactidorum of Antoninus ; but this , as Camden observes , is unlikely ; as it does not stand on the Roman road ; neither have any Roman coins ever been found there . Under the Saxon dominion ...
... supposed by some writers to have been the Lactidorum of Antoninus ; but this , as Camden observes , is unlikely ; as it does not stand on the Roman road ; neither have any Roman coins ever been found there . Under the Saxon dominion ...
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... supposed to have originated with the Marquis Montacute , the duke's father , who had sided with the house of Lancaster . Jasper de Hatfield , Earl of Pembroke , was the third duke . He was honored with this title by his nephew , Henry ...
... supposed to have originated with the Marquis Montacute , the duke's father , who had sided with the house of Lancaster . Jasper de Hatfield , Earl of Pembroke , was the third duke . He was honored with this title by his nephew , Henry ...
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... supposed to contain about 340 acres . The land is principally in pasture ; though wheat , barley , and beans , are cultivated in that part which is in open fields . The rent is about 31. an acre . There are neither commons nor waste ...
... supposed to contain about 340 acres . The land is principally in pasture ; though wheat , barley , and beans , are cultivated in that part which is in open fields . The rent is about 31. an acre . There are neither commons nor waste ...
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... supposed by some of our antiquaries to have been a British settlement ; but Dr. Sal- mon imagines it to have been inclosed by the Saxons , as a place for female exercises ; and that it was surrounded with a vallum to # keep the crowd at ...
... supposed by some of our antiquaries to have been a British settlement ; but Dr. Sal- mon imagines it to have been inclosed by the Saxons , as a place for female exercises ; and that it was surrounded with a vallum to # keep the crowd at ...
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