Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, Volume 1Cassell & Company, limited, 1883 - London (England). |
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Page 422
... Ambresbury is commonly said to be much the same as Ambrose - bury , from a ... banks to the action of the weather for so many centuries may have rubbed off ... Ambresbury Camp was actually the work of the Romans . At the same time , it is ...
... Ambresbury is commonly said to be much the same as Ambrose - bury , from a ... banks to the action of the weather for so many centuries may have rubbed off ... Ambresbury Camp was actually the work of the Romans . At the same time , it is ...
Page 437
... Ambresbury Banks . " Of this interesting relic of early days , however , we have spoken at length in a previous chapter . On the south side of High Beech Hill , is " Queen Victoria's Wood . " It is not often that a crowned head has paid ...
... Ambresbury Banks . " Of this interesting relic of early days , however , we have spoken at length in a previous chapter . On the south side of High Beech Hill , is " Queen Victoria's Wood . " It is not often that a crowned head has paid ...
Page 448
... Ambresbury Banks — some twelve acres ; but it is more irregular in shape , though , being surrounded by trees on every side , it has stood the ravages of time and the effects of rain and storms far better , though in parts the earth ...
... Ambresbury Banks — some twelve acres ; but it is more irregular in shape , though , being surrounded by trees on every side , it has stood the ravages of time and the effects of rain and storms far better , though in parts the earth ...
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