Excursions in North Wales, with corrections and additions by W.R. Bingley1839 - 80 pages |
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... Caernarvon I remained for a considerable time , * Except only in going from the village of Northop to Flint , and thence to Holywell , in the whole not more than eight miles . making excursions in all directions among the mountains , and.
... Caernarvon I remained for a considerable time , * Except only in going from the village of Northop to Flint , and thence to Holywell , in the whole not more than eight miles . making excursions in all directions among the mountains , and.
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... considerable magnitude and importance , containing 21,297 * inhabitants . It is situated on a sloping ground , and nearly surrounded by the river Severn . The streets are irregular , and many of the buildings very ancient , but great ...
... considerable magnitude and importance , containing 21,297 * inhabitants . It is situated on a sloping ground , and nearly surrounded by the river Severn . The streets are irregular , and many of the buildings very ancient , but great ...
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... considerable distance ; and thus he secured him- self for a while from the attack of his enemy , Henry the First . The remaining part of the walls was erected in the reign of Henry the Third , at the request of the inhabitants , to ...
... considerable distance ; and thus he secured him- self for a while from the attack of his enemy , Henry the First . The remaining part of the walls was erected in the reign of Henry the Third , at the request of the inhabitants , to ...
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... considerable antiquity . was valued by Speed at about 5001. per annum . On the church being made parochial by Queen Elizabeth , it received the name of St. Crux , or the Holy Cross , in the abbey of Shrewsbury , which name it still ...
... considerable antiquity . was valued by Speed at about 5001. per annum . On the church being made parochial by Queen Elizabeth , it received the name of St. Crux , or the Holy Cross , in the abbey of Shrewsbury , which name it still ...
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... considerable amount to charitable purposes ; a portion of which was to be applied in clothing , instructing and apprenticing poor children of parents not receiving parochial relief . A handsome freestone building was erected for this ...
... considerable amount to charitable purposes ; a portion of which was to be applied in clothing , instructing and apprenticing poor children of parents not receiving parochial relief . A handsome freestone building was erected for this ...
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