 | Thomas Thompson - 1822 - 174 pages
...represented as an island, after the Norman conquest;* and it is obvious, that if the waters of the Hurnber were not at present confined by banks of great height,...Humber banks were made in the townships of Southcotes, Mar fleet, and Preston, it is probable that the waters of the Humber, extended through the low grounds... | |
 | Whellan T. and co - 1856 - 698 pages
...Hul-der-ness. It is obvious that if the waters of the Humber were not at present confined by high banks, the expanse of water at every flux of the tide would...Before the Humber banks were made, in the townships of Southeoates, Marfleet, and Preston, it is probable that the waters of the Humber extended through the... | |
 | James Joseph Sheahan, T. Whellan - York (England) - 1857 - 694 pages
...Hol-der-ness. It is obvious that if the waters of the Humber were not at present confined by high banks, the expanse of water at every flux of the tide would...Before the Humber banks were made, in the townships of Southeoates, Marfleet, and Preston, it is probable that the waters of the Humber extended through the... | |
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Norman conquest;* and it is obvious, that if the waters of the Humber were not at present confined by banks of great height, the expanse of water at every flux of the tide, would cover thousands of acres of land in the East Riding, and in a great degree... 