Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11: Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set.Dugdale, Thomas
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Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11: Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set.
Dugdale, Thomas
Great Britain -- Gazetteers
39|Arfey pa|Coleshill 6| 100| 270|
16|Arlingham pa|Stroudwater 11| 120| 744|
11|Arlington pa|S. Molton 12| 193| 235|
15|Arlington to|Northleach 7| 85| 333|
38|Arlington pa|East Bourne 7| 62| 727|
3|Arlsey[B] pa|Hitchen 6| 41| 689|
9|Armathwaite[C] chap|Penrith 9| 292| ...|
46|Armin chap|Thorne 9| 175| 567|
27|Armingall pa|Blofield 6| 120| 88|
35|Armitage[D] pa|Lichfield 6| 124| 977|
45|Armley[E] to|Wakefield 9| 192| 5159|
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[A] ARKENGARTH-DALE contains lead mines, which were worked in the reign
of King John, and they are still so valuable, that a few years ago the
produce was estimated at 2000 tons annually; the inhabitants are chiefly
miners.
[Sidenote: Valuable lead mines.]
[B] ARLSEY, or ARSLEY. This village was anciently a market town. In
"Doomsday Book," (a book made by order of William the Conqueror, in
which all the estates of the kingdom were registered;) its market on
Wednesday is recorded, and the tolls valued at 10s. per annum. A fair
was held here so long past as the year 1270; but both the market and
fair have long been disused. An ancient entrenchment near the road to
Baldock, called Etonbury, was probably the original site of the castle
occupied by the Lords of the Manor. This castle appears to have a place
of considerable strength. Amongst the ancient monuments in the church is
one erected to the memory of Richard Edwards, who is called on his
epitaph, the last Grand Reader of the Temple.
[Sidenote: An ancient entrenchment.]
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