The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Teesby Thomas Jennett, 1829 - 578 pages |
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... possession of the proprietor of the mill , † when he related the circumstance to the writer . Egfrid , bishop of Lindisfarne , being a person of noble birth and mighty mind , and having ample possessions , gave " Billingham in ...
... possession of the proprietor of the mill , † when he related the circumstance to the writer . Egfrid , bishop of Lindisfarne , being a person of noble birth and mighty mind , and having ample possessions , gave " Billingham in ...
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... possession of the territories and towns of St. Cuthbert , and that the former of these laid waste the whole country from Castle - Eden ( Jodene ) to Billingham , and inflicted the most grievous and intolera- ble tributes on the ...
... possession of the territories and towns of St. Cuthbert , and that the former of these laid waste the whole country from Castle - Eden ( Jodene ) to Billingham , and inflicted the most grievous and intolera- ble tributes on the ...
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... possessions of the See of Durham . * It is not diffi- cult , in comparing this with many similar cases , to shew the causes of such alterations as have taken place in the residences of the great , and , in compliance with the poli ...
... possessions of the See of Durham . * It is not diffi- cult , in comparing this with many similar cases , to shew the causes of such alterations as have taken place in the residences of the great , and , in compliance with the poli ...
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... possession of the See of Durham ; this was like- wise the case , there is no doubt , with the mansion and manor of ... possessions of the bishop at Stockton had been given by a Norman baron , in conformity with the reli- gious customs of ...
... possession of the See of Durham ; this was like- wise the case , there is no doubt , with the mansion and manor of ... possessions of the bishop at Stockton had been given by a Norman baron , in conformity with the reli- gious customs of ...
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... possessions of the bishop , it would have been an exception to the observa- tion . East Hartburn , an adjoining township in ... possession . * Hutchinson's Durham , v . 1 , 171 . A connected history , however , of this place of 28 OF THE ...
... possessions of the bishop , it would have been an exception to the observa- tion . East Hartburn , an adjoining township in ... possession . * Hutchinson's Durham , v . 1 , 171 . A connected history , however , of this place of 28 OF THE ...
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acres aforesaid ancient anno appears belonging Billingham Bishop of Durham borough of Stockton bridge Burdon burgage burgesses called Capt castle Castle Eden Dene chapel charter church Cleveland coal coast Common Coralline corn county of Durham court leet Darlington Dunelm East Egglescliffe England erected feet frequent George grant Greatham ground Harperley Hartburn Hartlepool hedges heir holden honour improvement inhabitants James Cooke John king late Lord manor marshes Mayor meadow Middleton miles navigation neighbourhood Newcastle Norton observed ORDER oxgangs parish of Stockton parliament pastures poor port of Stockton Portrack possession present Preston Raisbeck river Tees Robert Rudd Seaton Sertularia ship side species Steward stone street successors Sutton Tees frozen Thomas tion town of Stockton township trade vessels vicar wheat William William Sleigh winter wood yards Yarm yearly Yorkshire
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