Author: James WilsonPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
The Victoria history of the county of Cumberland
Author: James WilsonPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
The Victoria history of the county of Hereford
Author: William PagePublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Victoria History of Cumberland
Author: Richard BrockingtonPublisher: University of London Press
ISBN: 9781912702046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Kirkoswald and Renwick is the first parish history to be produced by the Cumbria County History Trust in collaboration with Lancaster University for the Victoria County History of Cumbria. Covering 30 square miles of agricultural land and moorland, the modern civil parish of Kirkoswald lies between the river Eden and the Pennine heights, on the western edge of the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Kirkoswald township, anciently a market and small industrial centre, lies nine miles north east of Penrith. Until 1566 Kirkoswald Castle was the principal seat of the powerful Barons Dacre of the North whose massive landholdings extended over six counties. In 1523 Lord Thomas Dacre translated St Oswald's church, a pre-conquest foundation for which the village is named, to collegiate status, and after the Reformation the college became a gentleman's residence, acquired in 1611 by the Fetherstonhaugh family whose home it still is after 400 years and 11 generations of descent. The economy, largely dependent on agriculture, benefited for 600 years from Kirkoswald's role as a market and business centre, with some manufacturing (textiles, paper and timber) powered by the waters of the Raven Beck. From 1631 to about 1850 there was coal mining on the Pennine Edge (with associated lime-burning). In the 21st century the parish remains an unspoilt and beautiful corner of England, home to some 30 farms specialising in animal husbandry, and many retired people and commuters to Penrith and Carlisle.
The Victoria History of the County of Cumberland
Author: The Victoria History of the County of Durham
Author: William PagePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Durham (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Victoria History of the County of Cumberland
Author: James WilsonThe Victoria History of the County of Cumberland [Edited by James Wilson ]
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Author: Vicar Of Dalston James WilsonPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290178075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Victoria History of the County of Cumberland
Author: H. Arthur DoubledayPublisher: Victoria County History
ISBN: 9780712903028
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Boydell & Brewer are pleased to announce that as from 1 December 2001 they will be distributing the Victoria County History, which has an international reputation as a work of reference for English local history. Begun in 1899, the publication of about three new volumes each year is gradually creating an encyclopedic history of the counties, ranging from earliest times to the present. For each county there is or is planned a set of volumes, containing general chapters on subjects such as prehistory and ecclesiastical and economic history, and topographical chapters giving a comprehensive, fully referenced account of each city, town and village in the county. Fourteen county sets have been completed; work is in progress on a further thirteen.
The Northern Counties from AD 1000
Author: Norman MccordPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317871375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Informative, vivid and richly illustrated, this volume explores the history of England's northern borders – the former counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland and the Furness areas of Lancashire – across 1000 years. The book explores every aspect of this changing scene, from the towns and poor upland farms of early modern Cumbria to life in the teeming communities of late Victorian Tyneside. In their final chapters the authors review the modern decline of these traditional industries and the erosion of many of the region's historical characteristics.
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