The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 21Verner & Hood, 1814 |
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... Coventry had attachment to the house of Lancaster . won the esteem of the inhabitants by frequent visits , and had conferred on them a particular favour , in constituting their city and some neighbouring parishes , a separate county ...
... Coventry had attachment to the house of Lancaster . won the esteem of the inhabitants by frequent visits , and had conferred on them a particular favour , in constituting their city and some neighbouring parishes , a separate county ...
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... Coventry form a district politically distinct from Warwickshire ; yet , from locality , they are necessarily included in our notice of this county ; they comprise in the whole , about 18,161 acres . On the division of England into ...
... Coventry form a district politically distinct from Warwickshire ; yet , from locality , they are necessarily included in our notice of this county ; they comprise in the whole , about 18,161 acres . On the division of England into ...
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... Coventry is surrounded by a red and deep sandy loam , of great richness , chiefly in grass . The same character of soil pervades nearly the whole of the tract denominated the County of Coventry : but in some instances an admixture of ...
... Coventry is surrounded by a red and deep sandy loam , of great richness , chiefly in grass . The same character of soil pervades nearly the whole of the tract denominated the County of Coventry : but in some instances an admixture of ...
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... Coventry , is situate in the most luxuriant part of Warwickshire , and is particularly affluent in oak timber of the largest and most valuable description . At Merevale ; at Ragley , the seat of the Marquis of Hertford ; and at ...
... Coventry , is situate in the most luxuriant part of Warwickshire , and is particularly affluent in oak timber of the largest and most valuable description . At Merevale ; at Ragley , the seat of the Marquis of Hertford ; and at ...
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... Coventry Canal is of much importance in aiding the line of communication between London , Birmingham , Manchester , Liverpool , & c . Many coals are exported from the mines in the vicinity of its banks , and from these the city of Coventry ...
... Coventry Canal is of much importance in aiding the line of communication between London , Birmingham , Manchester , Liverpool , & c . Many coals are exported from the mines in the vicinity of its banks , and from these the city of Coventry ...
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