The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Tom 21Verner & Hood, 1814 |
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... principal towns . The war of the Roses forms the next great historical era . During this calamitous period the county , in common with most districts , was much divided in sentiment , and lost some of its best blood in the field ...
... principal towns . The war of the Roses forms the next great historical era . During this calamitous period the county , in common with most districts , was much divided in sentiment , and lost some of its best blood in the field ...
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... principal request in any county of England . The farms of Warwickshire are in general far from large ; but the system of consolidation appears to be rapidly growing into favour with the great landholders . In the opinion of Mr. Wedge ...
... principal request in any county of England . The farms of Warwickshire are in general far from large ; but the system of consolidation appears to be rapidly growing into favour with the great landholders . In the opinion of Mr. Wedge ...
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... principal Woodlands of this county are still to be found in the neighbourhood of its former great forest , in the middle , western , and northern districts ; but nearly every divison is inter- spersed with valuable and ornamental timber ...
... principal Woodlands of this county are still to be found in the neighbourhood of its former great forest , in the middle , western , and northern districts ; but nearly every divison is inter- spersed with valuable and ornamental timber ...
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... principal supplies . It commences in the Birmingham aud Fazely Canal , at Fazely , and terminates in the Oxford Canal at Longford . A detached part , of five miles and a half in length , begins at the termination of the Birmingham and ...
... principal supplies . It commences in the Birmingham aud Fazely Canal , at Fazely , and terminates in the Oxford Canal at Longford . A detached part , of five miles and a half in length , begins at the termination of the Birmingham and ...
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... principal stations of the Romans in this county have already been noticed . The remains of various camps constructed by that people are found , in different stages of preservation . The chief of these are seen on the Foss - way , where ...
... principal stations of the Romans in this county have already been noticed . The remains of various camps constructed by that people are found , in different stages of preservation . The chief of these are seen on the Foss - way , where ...
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abbey afterwards ancient antiquity appears arch Avon Beauchamp beauty Bewdley Birmingham Bishop Bishop of Worcester Bromsgrove building Canal castle cathedral century chapel Charles church considerable contains Coventry curious Droitwich Dugdale Duke Earl of Warwick early Edward Edward III elegant Elizabeth erected Evesham extensive feet Gothic ground Guy's Cliff Hall handsome Henry VIII hills honour inhabitants John Kidderminster King Lady land late Lord Malvern manor mansion ment miles monastery monks monuments neighbourhood noble notice observes ornamented parish park Parliament Pershore persons picturesque possessed present principal Queen reign of Henry remains residence Richard river river Avon road Roman Saxon says seat Severn Shakspeare side Sir William Dugdale situation Staffordshire stone Stratford Street supposed Thomas tion tomb tower town vale of Evesham village walls Warwick Castle Warwickshire whilst whole William wood Worcester Worcestershire
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