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MiddlesexParson Adams, " and Mother Ross, who served as a dragoon under Marlborough, were interred in the burying-ground. Extensive gardens, connected with the hospital, occupy the space between it and the river; and include part of an avenue of clipped lime-trees, the remnant of a curious piece of formal Dutch Landscape. The hospital maintains from 400 to 430 inpensioners, at a cost of £36 a year each; and has on its books about 76, 000 out-pensioners at rates of from 2½ d. to 3s. 6d. a day. The royal military asylum, near the King's-road Imperial ELY Cambridgeshire green velvet cope of the 15th century, and some other ancient vestments.The deanery was built in the 13th century, and was originally the refectory. The infirmary chapel, on the further side of the deanery garden, was built a little earlier than the west front of the cathedral. The priory chapel was built in 1321-41; has undergone restoration; and possesses a very curious pavement, with representation of the fall of Adam. Most part of the cloisters was destroyed in 1650; but the north-east angle of them still exists, and has very fine Norman doors. The bishop's palace Imperial FULHAM Middlesex Parsons-Green, Walham-Green, and North End; and, prior to 1834, also included Hammersmith. Acres, 1,834; of which 150 are water Imperial Glasgow Lanarkshire
RenfrewshireGreen; Christ Church, at MileEnd; St John's in Anderston, in Dumbarton Road; St Luke's; St Mary's, Holyrood Crescent; St Ninian's, on the W side of Pollokshaws Road; St Paul's, in Buccleuch Street; All Saints, at Jordanhill; St James', at Springburn; and a mission chapel at Cowcaddens. St Andrew's, dating from 1750, is the oldest church of the Scottish Episcopal communion. Its altar, crucifix, and candlesticks are made of oak from Bishop Rae's 14th century bridge; and in the centre of the altar is the last piece of the high altar of Iona Groome Hawick Selkirkshire Hawick, a parliamentary and municipal burgh, and the largest seat of population in the eastern Border counties, 53 miles SSE Groome KILMACUD Dublin Parson's Green, of W. S. Magee, Esq. It is a chapelry, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union Lewis:Ireland Kilmarnock Ayrshire parson of Kilmarnock, was 'rabbled.' He was seized near Riccarton, carried prisoner to Kilmarnock, where his Book of Common Prayer was taken from him and burned, had the skirt of his gown cut off with a sword, and was finally dismissed as 'an ignorant, obdurate curate and malignant.' After the rising that terminated so disastrously at Rullion Green Groome LEICESTER Leicestershire LEICESTER , -popularly LESTER, -a town, six parishes, two sub-districts, and a district in Leicestershire. The town stands on the Imperial LONDON London
LondonGreen, author of" the Spleen; ''Maurice Greene, the musician; Sir Thomas Gresham; Bishop Hacket, Westminster; E. Hall, the chronicler; Halley, Haggerstone; Hamilton, known as ''Singlespeech Hamilton,,, Lincoln's Inn; Hampden; Bishop Hare; R. Harley, Earl of Oxford; Sir J. Hawkins; S. Hearne, the traveller; Archbishop Heath; W. Heberden; J. Henderson, the actor; Philip Henry, Westminster; R. Herrick; J. Heywood, the poet; Highmore, the painter; A Hill; Bishop Hinchcliffe; B. Hoadley, the physician; Hogarth, Bartholomew-close, Smithfield; Holcroft; T. Hollis, the antiquary; T. Holloway, the engraver; T. Hood, Poultry; T. Hook, Bloomsbury; J. Hoole. Moorfields; J. Hoppner; Bishop Horsley; J. Howard Imperial OXFORD Berkshire
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Oxfordshire
WiltshireOXFORD , a city and a university in Oxfordshire, partly also in Berks, and a diocese comprehending nearlyall Oxfordshire and Berks Imperial Parson's Green Middlesex Parson's Green , ry. sta., Fulham par., Middlesex, in W. of London, ¾ mile NE. of Putney Bridge sta. Bartholomew PARSONS GREEN Middlesex PARSONS GREEN , a hamlet in Fulham parish, Middlesex; on the river Thames, ½ a mile E of Fulham. Sir T. Bodley Imperial Stobo Peebles Shire green, but most are covered with heath, all those of the western district forming a continuous upland, fit only for sheep pasture. Greywacke, more or less schistose, is the prevailing rock; and coarse clay slate, of a dark blue colour, and well adapted to roofing purposes, was quarried so long ago as 1661. The soil on the hills is mostly moorish; and that in the vales presents no little variety, but is generally a light fertile loam, incumbent on gravel. Barely onesixth of the entire area is in tillage; about 500 acres are under wood; and nearly all the remainder Groome TULLAGHORTON Tipperary Parson's Green was the residence of the late Rev. Dr. Tuckey; and Ballyboy is that of R. Croker, Esq. The living Lewis:Ireland TYRONE Tyrone TYRONE (County of), an inland county of the province of ULSTER, bounded on the east by the county of Armagh Lewis:Ireland
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