An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland: And of Those Parts of the County of Durham Situated North of the River Tyne, with Berwick Upon Tweed, and Brief Notices of Celebrated Places on the Scottish Border, Tom 1Mackenzie and Dent, 1825 |
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... miles , is supposed to have been raised by the fugitive Britons of Northumberland , as a line of defence against the invading Saxons . It appears to have been a vast fosse at least 26 feet broad , having a rampart on either side of it ...
... miles , is supposed to have been raised by the fugitive Britons of Northumberland , as a line of defence against the invading Saxons . It appears to have been a vast fosse at least 26 feet broad , having a rampart on either side of it ...
Strona 68
... miles ; and breadth from Tynemouth to Glenwhelt is 47 miles . It is 225 miles in circumference , and is com- puted to contain 1980 square miles , or 1,267,200 acres . But , according to the returns made to the House of Lords in 1803 ...
... miles ; and breadth from Tynemouth to Glenwhelt is 47 miles . It is 225 miles in circumference , and is com- puted to contain 1980 square miles , or 1,267,200 acres . But , according to the returns made to the House of Lords in 1803 ...
Strona 73
... miles distant from the source of the North Tyne . At Alston its waters are swelled by the Nent , which rises among the lead- mines at Nenthead , and on its entry into Northumberland , Gildersdale Burn also adds thereto . Wandering ...
... miles distant from the source of the North Tyne . At Alston its waters are swelled by the Nent , which rises among the lead- mines at Nenthead , and on its entry into Northumberland , Gildersdale Burn also adds thereto . Wandering ...
Strona 74
... miles , to Norham Castle , and vessels of forty or fifty tons navi- gate the Tweed to New Waterford , which is six miles above Berwick . Vast quanti- ties of fine salmon are bred in its waters , which are sent to supply the tables of ...
... miles , to Norham Castle , and vessels of forty or fifty tons navi- gate the Tweed to New Waterford , which is six miles above Berwick . Vast quanti- ties of fine salmon are bred in its waters , which are sent to supply the tables of ...
Strona 79
... miles ; and the breadth from Bywell on the Tyne to the sea shore , is 24 miles . This formation bounds the coast of Northumberland , from the mouth of the Coquet to the Tyne , a distance of 23 miles . After crossing the Tyne , the ...
... miles ; and the breadth from Bywell on the Tyne to the sea shore , is 24 miles . This formation bounds the coast of Northumberland , from the mouth of the Coquet to the Tyne , a distance of 23 miles . After crossing the Tyne , the ...
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abbey acres adjoining afterwards Alnwick ancient annual appears army Bambrough barons battle beautiful Belford belonging Berwick Berwick upon Tweed bishop bishop of Durham Blyth British Britons called castle chaldron church coal Coldingham colliery Coquetdale Cuthbert daughter died district ditto Division Druids Duke Durham Earl of Northumberland east Edward III Eglingham England English erected estates farmer Farn Islands feet formed garrison Gateshead Grey Hall Hexham hill honour horses inhabitants inscription island James John king Edward king Henry land late Lindisfarn London lord manor married miles monastry monks Moor Morpeth Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Norham North Shields Northumbrian parish parliament Percy possession present queen reign remains river river Tyne Robert rocks Roman Saxon Scotch Scotland Scots side situation stone Sunderland Thomas Total tower town Tweed Tyne Vescy village wall Ward Wark Warkworth William Wooler
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