Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: CornwallC. Cooke, 1817 - England |
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... Hill 116 Wellington 22 182 Morton Holmer HEREFORD At Hereford on L T. Rs . to Brom- yard , and Worces- ter ; on R to Hay and Kington . Cross the river On Ra T. R. to Wye . Abergavenny . Callow Cross in Hand , T. G. On La T. R. to Ross ...
... Hill 116 Wellington 22 182 Morton Holmer HEREFORD At Hereford on L T. Rs . to Brom- yard , and Worces- ter ; on R to Hay and Kington . Cross the river On Ra T. R. to Wye . Abergavenny . Callow Cross in Hand , T. G. On La T. R. to Ross ...
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... Hill 12 2 층 Mansel Laey 2 Yazor 1 플 Norton Eccles Green 14 14 31 42 At the foot of Creden Hill , the Magna Castra of the Romans , Edmund Eckley , esq . 62 Major Price ; and a mile farther on R Foxley Hall , Uvedale Price , esq . About ...
... Hill 12 2 층 Mansel Laey 2 Yazor 1 플 Norton Eccles Green 14 14 31 42 At the foot of Creden Hill , the Magna Castra of the Romans , Edmund Eckley , esq . 62 Major Price ; and a mile farther on R Foxley Hall , Uvedale Price , esq . About ...
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... side of the Wye , nearly oppo posite , Moccas Court , Sir George Cornwall , bart . Garnons , J. G. Cotterell , esq . L. 114 14121 13 B JOURNEY FROM LAYSTER'S HILL TO CLIFFORD , THROUGH LEOMINSTER . BOADS IN HEREFORDSHIRE . 13.
... side of the Wye , nearly oppo posite , Moccas Court , Sir George Cornwall , bart . Garnons , J. G. Cotterell , esq . L. 114 14121 13 B JOURNEY FROM LAYSTER'S HILL TO CLIFFORD , THROUGH LEOMINSTER . BOADS IN HEREFORDSHIRE . 13.
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... Hill to Kimbolton Stocktonberry Cross On Ra T. R. to Ludlow Cross the River Lugg . LEOMINSTER On Ra T. R. to Ludlow by Port- way , on L to Here- ford . A mile beyond Leominster on Ra T. R. to Presteign . Cross the Arrow river . Monkland ...
... Hill to Kimbolton Stocktonberry Cross On Ra T. R. to Ludlow Cross the River Lugg . LEOMINSTER On Ra T. R. to Ludlow by Port- way , on L to Here- ford . A mile beyond Leominster on Ra T. R. to Presteign . Cross the Arrow river . Monkland ...
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... Hill Ridgeway Cross Stifford Bridge Cross the Crad- ley Brook , and en- ter Worcestershire . 91 11 1213 R. C. Hopton , esq . R. 3 16 117 JOURNEY FROM LITTLE HEREFORD TO BYTON LANE , THROUGH ORLETON . Little Hereford to Cross the King ...
... Hill Ridgeway Cross Stifford Bridge Cross the Crad- ley Brook , and en- ter Worcestershire . 91 11 1213 R. C. Hopton , esq . R. 3 16 117 JOURNEY FROM LITTLE HEREFORD TO BYTON LANE , THROUGH ORLETON . Little Hereford to Cross the King ...
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abbey Abergavenny ancient appears beautiful Bishop Brecknockshire Bredwardine bridge Bromyard building built Caerleon Caerwent called castle chancel chapel Chepstow church contains Court Coxe distance Earl east edifice Edward eminence erected expence Eywood feet ford formerly four miles Gloucester Gothic ground Hanbury Henry Hereford Herefordshire Hill horned cattle horses hundred inhabitants iron John Journey Kenchester King Kington land Ledbury Leland Leominster Little Hereford Lord Lugg Lyngen mansion monks Monmouthshire mountains nave Newport ornamented parish park pass pillars pointed arches Pontypool principal priory Ra T. R. Radnorshire Ragland reign remains river Lugg river Teme river Usk river Wye road rocks Roman roof Ross ruins Saxon says scenery seat Severn side Silures situated south-east south-west square stone Sugwas Pool three miles tion tower town vale village Wales walls Welsh Wentloog Weobly Wigmore William wood Worcester yards
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Page 90 - Who hung with woods yon mountain's sultry brow ? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow ? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Page 85 - Now morn, her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advancing, sow'd the earth with orient pearl, When Adam...
Page 90 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
Page 90 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain.
Page 30 - Ross, its features occasionally assume greater boldness; though more frequently their aspect is placid; but at the latter town, wholly emerging from its late state of apparent repose, " it resumes the brightness and rapidity of its primitive character, as it forms the admired curve which the Church-yard of Ross commands. The celebrated spire of Ross Church, peeping over a noble row of...
Page 82 - Alban's ; and her grandson attained the honours of prelacy, and became the proprietor of that very episcopal palace, which almost adjoined the humble cot where his maternal ancestor first drew her breath.
Page 86 - Convent of the brethren ; the site whereof was up11 OH on a small hill, not half a mile distant from Kentland ; the ruins of which place, with its old foundations, are yet to be seen, and was a place dedicated to holy use : there it was that the great college for one hundred students was founded by St.
Page 80 - And pray Sir, who lives there now ?' ' I do, Sir.' ' Then, pardon me, Sir, do not lose sight of all these prudent examples ; but come out of it yourself, or it will tumble and crush you.
Page 87 - Welchman killed another, the relations of the deceased were to meet, and plunder the goods of the murderer and his relations, and burn their houses, till the body was buried about noon of the following day : the king was to have his third of the booty, and all the rest was to remain to them.
Page 49 - Maurice his Son who succeeded him in the Kingdom, that in the same place, he should happen to decease a Church should be built, and his body buried in the same, which was accordingly performed, in the Year floo...