The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Middlesex |
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... village of Poulton , which stands on the beach . An old fisherman mending his nets , ( while I inquired about the danger of passing those sands , ) told me , in his dialect , a moving story ; how a brother of the trade , a cockler , as ...
... village of Poulton , which stands on the beach . An old fisherman mending his nets , ( while I inquired about the danger of passing those sands , ) told me , in his dialect , a moving story ; how a brother of the trade , a cockler , as ...
Page 91
... Village , of the same name , is now reduced to only two houses , with the church between them . Here are some ancient encamp- ments ; one formed in a square shape , and another circular , with a foss and bank between them . The sea has ...
... Village , of the same name , is now reduced to only two houses , with the church between them . Here are some ancient encamp- ments ; one formed in a square shape , and another circular , with a foss and bank between them . The sea has ...
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... village of Coniston , behind which rise the romantic mountains called Coniston - fells . Mr. West recommends the tra- veller to view this lake first at its southern end , and by advancing northward , the surrounding scenery , with the ...
... village of Coniston , behind which rise the romantic mountains called Coniston - fells . Mr. West recommends the tra- veller to view this lake first at its southern end , and by advancing northward , the surrounding scenery , with the ...
Page 99
... village so denomi- nated . The church at Tunstal formerly belonged to the Abbey of Croxton , but is now a vicarage in the gift of the proprietor of Thurland Castle . At the breaking out of the civil wars , this for- tified mansion ...
... village so denomi- nated . The church at Tunstal formerly belonged to the Abbey of Croxton , but is now a vicarage in the gift of the proprietor of Thurland Castle . At the breaking out of the civil wars , this for- tified mansion ...
Page 100
... village of Kellet is a natural curiosity called DUNAL- MILL - HOLE , which is a large cavern of very romantic aspect ... village of Corn- forth , and there falls into Morecambe - bay . About five miles north of Hornby is the village of ...
... village of Kellet is a natural curiosity called DUNAL- MILL - HOLE , which is a large cavern of very romantic aspect ... village of Corn- forth , and there falls into Morecambe - bay . About five miles north of Hornby is the village of ...
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