History of
The History of Oswestry Comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history; with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environs
作者:Cathrall, William; Cruikshank, Percy, active 1840-1860 [Illustrator]; Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 [Illustrator]
体例:段 章数:24
字数:489,897 来源:Project Gutenberg
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共 24 段- The derivation of the name of the Borough is still, and perh
- CANTREVS. CWMWDS. COUNTI
- The reign of John was distinguished by strong enmity to the
- “Of the famous and severely-contested battle which ensued un
- With Glyndwr ceased most of the troubles and calamities whic
- The ill-fated monarch, looking at him through the long vista
- I received a letter subscribed by yourself and the Governor
- In 1681, only four years before Charles’s death, a polemic s
- The town is lighted with gas, and has been so for many years
- This ancient and valuable institution was founded and endowe
- In the present age the good old-fashioned mode of bequeathin
- “Born in America, and in Europe bred,
- In addition to the above means of providing church accommoda
- We subjoin a full List of the MAYORS OF OSWESTRY, from the e
- “That Sir Walter Scott is as indubitable an authority in ear
- In a work partly descriptive of the Border Lands of England
- The population of the town and parish, in 1801, amounted to
- _Calicium furfuraceum_ (_Coniocybe Fries_)—Upon the hedge ba
- EDWARD LLWYD, or LLOYD, the celebrated antiquary, although n
- The noble residence of Colonel Myddelton Biddulph, is situat
- _Llanymynech Hill_ is an extensive tract of land, on the lim
- On the pediment of the portico are the arms of the present p
- A tradition long prevailed in the village, that it was the b
- Since our notice of the Post-Office was printed, a new posta