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Mr. Ogilby's and William Morgan's Pocket book of the roads, : with their computed and measured distances, and the distinction of market and post-towns. The fourth impression. To which is added several roads, and above five hundred market-towns. With a table for the ready finding any road, city, or market-town, and their distance from London. And a sheet map of England fitted to bind with the book
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Morgan, William (1690)
1689
Letter from T Fairfax and J Darcy
15 Dec 1688
Warning that there are Irish troops on the road [in support of James II].
Britannia, volume the first : or, An illustration of the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales: by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof. Actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps. Accomodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns; and compleated by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity, together with a novel discourse of the present state
Ogilby, John (1600-1676)
1675
Title page in red and black. Added engraved t.p. This is the first survey of the roads of England and Wales. The maps are engraved on strips representing bands of ribbon of about 2.5" width. They ...
Court of George Rosse gent.
4 May 1598
Cawton. Offences; election of overseers of roads. Latin. See DD65/2/18 for another roll for this court.
Britannia : or, The Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, actually survey'd: with a geographical and historical description of the principal roads; explain'd by one hundred maps on copper-plates. With the ichonography, or draught of the several cities, chief towns, &c. And a view of the churches, houses, and places of note on the road. Also an account of the most remarkable passages of antiquity relating to them, and of their present state
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Swall, Abel; Morden, Robert (1703)
1698
Originally published title: Britannia, volume the first: or An illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. London: Ogilby, 1675. Text entitled "Itinerarium Angliæ or a book of the...
Exchange of land
[13th century]
Walter son of Thorphin de Magnebi exchanges with his lord Andrew de Magnebi all his land between the land of the church of Maunby nearest the vill of Kirby Wiske and the land of Nigel son of Selif, an...
Plan of Northern part of Marrick
1592
Northern part of marrick showing Gringell pottes on south west Ullandes waie on south east; the new close and Ullandes enclosures and north to roads north of ullandes barghe with Shaws [?] on the eas...
Map of Manby lordship
c. 1595
showing houses in 'Manby town', roads, rivers, ferry boat, fields, acreages, land use, woods, boundaries etc. Surveyor not named.
Hipperholme: feoffment of two pieces of land
[14th century]
1. Hugh de Tothill 2. Richard son of Roger de Tothill and heirs Witnesses: Thomas de Lascy, Hugh de Coppeley, Henry de Coldeley, William de Huperum, William de Birstall Feoffment of lands lying i...
MAP OF SILSDEN, BRUNTHWAITE AND GILL GRANGE SHOWING COAL PITS
c1613
Shows buildings, roads, rivers, woods, field boundaries, some field names, hills, coal pits. Probably made in connection with a legal case relating to coal. Endorsed "to Henry Bateman esquire, Lincoln...
Settlement
7 Nov 1629
1. Thomas Roades of Flockton co. York yeoman 2. Robert Waterhouse of Netherton (alias Nether Shittlington), William Slacke of Emleywoodhouse co. York yeoman Recites an indenture of 22 Sep 1615 ...
Plan and description of demesne lands at Wadlands, parish of Calverley
1640
Gives tenants' names, field names, acreages. Buildings, trees, gates, roads etc marked Surveyor: Thomas Waterton Scale: 1 inch : 20 perches