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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
...
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Hill Street
On the east side of Little Tower Hill, near the Mint (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the m...
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(St.) Mary Street
See St. Mary Axe, Street.
...
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at
at or ast, conj. [Curtius connects the Sanscr. ati, ultra, nimis, the Gr. ἔτι, the Lat. et, and at...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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at
at or I (rarely) ast, conj, but (introducing a contrast to what precedes).
I I. In a transition, b...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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At
·prep The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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at
for by. Used in this expression, "Sales at auction."
The English say--"Sales by auction," and this ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bread Street Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at No. 76 to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fish Street Hill
1) South from the junction of Gracechurch Street and Eastcheap to Lower Thames Street at 128 (P.O. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Street Hill
Mentioned 1653 (L. and P. Commonw. 1653-4, p. 198).
Qy. = Ludgate Hill.
...
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New Street Hill
South out of Little New Street, Shoe Lane, to King's Head Court (P.O. Directory ). In Farringdon War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hill
·vt To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
II. Hill ·noun ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hill
1) Heb. gib'eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hill
to cover ; a bed-hilling, a quilt or coverlet. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hill
In use with the Anglo-Saxons. An insulated rise of the ground, usually applied to heights below 1000...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Mary Axe, Street
North out of Leadenhall Street, at No. 116, to Houndsditch (P.O. Directory). Eastern side in Aldgate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary
·noun <<Marrow>>.
II. Mary ·interj ·see <<Marry>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Mary
Hebrew Miriam.
1) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never s...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mary
n.
used in Queensland of the aborigines,as equivalent to girl or woman. «A black Mary.» Compare « B...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Mary
a Roman Christian who is greeted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, ch. (Romans 16:6) as havi...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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George Street, Tower Hill
West from Little Tower Hill to Great Tower Hill (O.S. 1894).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Formerl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, Tower Hill
North out of Tower Hill to Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention (Hatton, 1708).
No...
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Little New Street Hill
Near Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
...
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(St.) Margaret Fish Street Hill
On the east side of Fish Street Hill, opposite to Crooked Lane (Leake, 1666). In Bridge Ward Within,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Fish Street Hill
See Fish Street Hill.
...
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(St.) Olave Bread Street Hill
Mentioned in 1660 (L. and P. Chas. II. I. 165).
Qy. = Nicholas (St.) Olave.
...
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Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Milk Street
On the east side of Milk Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 75).
The par...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
...
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Here-at
·adv At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to jump at
To embrace with eagerness; as, 'I made him an offer, and he jumped at it.'
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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at-after
afterwards. North.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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at anchor
The situation of a vessel riding in a road or port by her anchor.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Strain At
(So translated in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version "strain out," (Matthew 23:24) w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Street
·adj Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or vi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Street
The street called "Straight" at Damascus (Acts 9:11) is "a long broad street, running from east to w...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Street
The streets of a modern Oriental town present a great contrast to those with which we are familiar, ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Moot-hill
·noun A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or cou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mute-hill
·noun ·see Moot-hill.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dung-hill
To sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mars Hill
The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribu...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Hill, Aaron
(1685-1750)
Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a country gentleman of Wiltshire, was ed. at ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Addle Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No. 51 to Knightrider Street in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Adling Hill
See Addle Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew's Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No.59 to 148 Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Benet's Hill
See Bennet's Hill.
...
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Bennet's Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 225 to Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Bay...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Hill
East out of St. Andrews Hill by the Church to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Elmes, 183...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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College Hill
South out of Cannon Street, at No. 60, to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry and Cordwa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dowgate Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 76 to No.167 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan's Hill
South out of Great Tower Street, at No. 11, to Lower Thames Street, east of St. Dunstan's Church in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Garlick Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 190, to 40 Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
For...
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Holborn Hill
West from Holborn Bridge at Fleet Market to Holborn at Hatton Garden and Middle Row (O.S. 1848-51). ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Knyghttes Hill
Payment made to harry kny3te of knyghttes hill for tiles in churchwardens' accounts of the parish of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lambarde Hill
See Lambeth Hill.
...
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Lambeth Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at 95, then east and west to 210 and 218 Upper Thames Street (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ludgate Hill
West from St. Paul's Churchyard to Ludgate Circus (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward, Farringd...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael's Hill
Near Crooked Lane. Mentioned in Proc. in Chancery, temp. Q. Elizabeth, I. 274.
Probably identical w...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter's Hill
North out of Thames Street, at No.223, to Knightrider Street at No.34 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhith...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Primrose Hill
South out of the south-west corner of Salisbury Square at No.17 and west to Whitefriars Street (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Saffron Hill
North out of Holborn, outside the City boundary.
Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions' Roll, 20 Jas. I.,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill
North and west of the Tower, west from the Minories and south to Tower Bridge (P.O. Directory). In P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution f...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rose-hill
n.
The name is given by Gould asapplied to two Parrakeets:
1) Platycercus eximius, Vig. and Hors.,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saddle hill
A high land visible from the coast, having a centre less elevated than its ends, somewhat like a rid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mars Hill
the hill of Mars or Ares, better known by the name of Areopagus, of which hill of Mars or Ares is a ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ave Mary
·- A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God;
— used in the Roman Catholic churc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mary-bud
·noun The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brunton, Mary (Balfour)
(1778-1818)
Novelist, dau. of Col. Balfour of Elwick, and m. to the Rev. Dr. Brunton, Prof. of Orie...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Howitt, Mary
See Howitt, William
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Tighe, Mary (Blackford)
(1772-1810)
Poet, dau. of a clergyman, made an unhappy marriage, though she had beauty and amiable ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Cholmondeley, Mary
Novelist. Diana Tempest, Red Pottage, Moth and Rust (1902), Prisoners (1906), etc.
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary Abchurch
On the north-west side of Abchurch Lane at No. 17, north of Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermanbury
On the west side of Aldermanbury at No. 64 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
Earliest m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermannechurche
Mentioned in Will of Wm. de Kingeston poulterer, 1273 (Ct. H.W. I. 15), and in will of Sir John le B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary
On the east side of Bow Lane at No. 38a. (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer Ward.
Earliest mention fou...
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(St.) Mary Axe
On the west side of the street of St. Mary Axe. In Lime Street Ward.
First mention found in records...
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(St.) Mary Bethlehem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
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(St.) Mary Bothaw
On the east side of Turnwheel Lane, in Dowgate and Walbrook Wards (O. and M. 1677).
Earliest mentio...
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(St.) Mary Botolfe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
...
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(St.) Mary Buttolphe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
...
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(St.) Mary Chapel
In Churchyard of St. Benet Gracechurch.
The chapel of St. Mary situate in the churchyard of St. Ben...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Colechurch
On the north side of Cheapside, at the south-west corner of Old Jury (Leake, 1666). In Cheap Ward.
...
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(St.) Mary Fenchurch
Earliest mention: "S. Mary de Fancherche," 1315 (Ct. H.W. I. 255).
Other forms : "St. Mary de Farnc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Lothbury
A parish and chapel so named 1255 in Cal. Close Rolls, H. III. I. p. 449, and 1321, 15 Ed. II. (Cal....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Matfellon
See St. Mary Whitechapel.
...
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(St.) Mary Mounthaw
On the west side of Old Fish Street Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (Leake, 1666).
Earliest mention found ...
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(St.) Mary Olaf
See St. Olave Silver Street.
...
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(St.) Mary Oldechurche
Tenement in parish of St. Mary Oldechurche in Cornehill, formerly belonging to the Charterhouse, 31 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Pattens
Occurs in one or two records.
An error for Margaret (St.) Pattens.
...
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(St.) Mary Pellipar
= St. Mary Axe.
...
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(St.) Mary Salutacion
See The Charterhouse.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Somerset
On the north side of Upper Thames Street, opposite Broken Wharf. Remains and tower shown (O.S. 1880)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Spital
In the parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate in the Ward of Bishopsgate Without, extending from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Staining
At the north end of Staining Lane, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677).
The parish extends i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Upehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
...
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(St.) Mary Wenlock
See St. Mary Woolnoth.
...
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(St.) Mary Whitechapel
On the south side of Whitechapel Road at No. 1 (P.O Directory). Not within the City boundary.
Menti...
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(St.) Mary Wolmaricherch
See St. Mary Woolchurch.
...
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(St.) Mary Woolchurch
On the south side of the Stocks Market, at the junction of the Poultry and Cornhill (S. 227). In Wal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Woolnoth
On the south side of Lombard Street at its junction with King William Street (P.O. Directory). In La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary Magdalene
Different explanations have been given of this name; but the most natural is that she came from the ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bell Yard, Fish Street Hill
West out of Fish Street Hill at No.13, north of Crooked Lane, and opposite the Monument. In Bridge W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Globe Alley, Fish Street Hill
See Globe Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
On the north side of Little Knightrider Street, at the south-west corner of Old Change, in Castle Ba...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Inn, Old Fish Street Hill
On the west side of Fish Street Hill, south of St. Mounthaw Church, and north of Bell Alley, but not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit, St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill
Beneath the wall of the Church of St. Margaret in Briggestret, 1379 (Riley's Mem. 436).
No later me...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sleep-at-noon
·noun A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Botolph at Retheresgate
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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Conduit at Barking
Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Bishopsgate
Near the gate inside the walls (S. 175), a little to the west (ib. 176).
Erected by Thomas Kneswort...
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Conduit at Dowgate
A conduit of Thames water made 1568 at the cost of the citizens, and called the Conduit upon Downgat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Dolphin at Aldersgate
Described in a deed 1291, as a tenement in the parish of "St. Agnes infra Aldresgate," between the h...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Serjeants-at-Law
A body of barristers of the highest degree, sworn to serve the King's people in their causes.
The J...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant at will
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suit to at
To suit or fit exactly. This old English phrase is often used by ourselves in colloquial language.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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prisoner at large
Free to take exercise within bounds.
...
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surveyors at lloyd's
See lloyd's surveyors.
...
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gold Street, Wood Street
See Goldsmith Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Silver Street, Bouverie Street
See Pleydell Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Burton, John Hill
(1809-1881)
Historian, was b. and ed. at Aberdeen, was in 1831 called to the Bar, but had little pr...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green, Thomas Hill
(1836-1882)
Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Great Tower Hill
See Tower Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lambard Hill Lane
See Lambeth Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Laurence Pountney Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 96 and east into Laurence Pountney Lane (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Tower Hill
North-east and east of the Tower, extending south from the Minories to Little Thames Street (Stow's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ludgate Hill Station
Between Water Lane and New Bridge Street, in Farringdon Ward Within, on the east side of New Bridge ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
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Paul's Wharf Hill
. -South from Paul's chain to Thames Street and Paul's Wharf (S. 366).
First mention: " Pawles whar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter Hill Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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tower hill play
A slap on the face, and a kick on the breech.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Gareb, The Hill
in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, named only in (Jeremiah 31:39)
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hachilah, The Hill
a hill apparently situated in a wood in the wilderness or waste land in the neighborhood of Ziph, in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Chapel in the Charnel at St. Mary Spitall
See St. Edmond the Bishop and Marie Magdalen.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen at the Fishmarket, de la Fishstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
There was an altar in the Priory Church to St. Mary Magdale...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Evans, Mary Ann or Marian ("George Eliot")
(1819-1880)
Novelist, was b. near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, dau. of Robert E., land agent, a man of s...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Godwin, Mrs. Mary (Wollstonecraft)
(1759-1797)
Miscellaneous writer, was of Irish extraction. Her f. was a spend-thrift of bad habits,...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
(1862-1900)
Traveller, dau. of George Henry K. (himself a traveller, and author of South Sea Bubble...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mitford, Mary Russell
(1787-1855)
Poetess and novelist, b. at Alresford, Hants, dau. of a physician, without practice, se...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (Pierrepont)
(1690-1762)
Letter-writer, was the eldest dau. of the 1st Duke of Kingston. In her youth she combin...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Somerville, Mrs. Mary (Fairfax)
(1780-1872)
Mathematician and writer on science, dau. of Admiral Sir William G. Fairfax, b. at Jedb...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Yonge, Charlotte Mary
(1823-1901)
Novelist, only dau. of a landed gentleman of Hampshire, was b. near Winchester, and in ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Braddon, Mary Elizabeth
(b. 1837)
Novelist. Lady Audley's Secret, Aurora Floyd (1862), Henry Dunbar (1864), Only a Clod (18...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Murfree, Mary Noailles ("Charles Egbert Craddock")
American novelist. In the Tennessee Mountains (1884), Down the Ravine (1885), The Prophet of the Gre...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wilkins, Mary Eleanor (Mrs. C.M. Freeman)
(b. 1862)
American story-writer. A New England Nun, Young Lucretia, A Humble Romance, A Faraway Mel...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary Abchurch Chnrchyard
See Abchurch Yard.
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(St.) Mary Aldermanbary, Hospital
See Elsing Spital.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary Churchyard
See Aldermary Churchyard.
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(St.) Mary atte Naxe
See St. Mary Axe.
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(St.) Mary atte Stokke
See St. Mary Woolchurch.
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(St.) Mary Axe Warehouses
See Leadenhall Chambers.
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(St.) Mary de Aldermygbure
See St. Mary Aldermanbury.
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(St.) Mary de Arcubus
See St. Mary le Bow.
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch
See All Hallows Barking.
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(St.) Mary de Newechirche
St. Mary "que Niwekirke" dicitur, mentioned in Charter of Wm. I. to Westminster Abbey (Cott. Ch. vi....
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(St.) Mary de Vaucherche
See St. Mary Fenchurch.
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(St.) Mary de Westcheping
In the Charter of Eudo Dapifer "de fundatione Ecclesiae S. Johannis de Colcestre" is : "Et ecclesiam...
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(St.) Mary le Bow
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...
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(St.) Mary le Quern
Bequest to the church of St. Mary le Quern, 28 Ed. III. (Ct. H.W. I. 685).
Would seem to be an erro...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Aldgate
Mentioned by Stow as an old Parish, forming with S. Michael, S. Katherine and the blessed Trinitie, ...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Eldefisshestrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Lamberdyshel
= Mary (St.) Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaunt Lane
See Mountenhaut Lane.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaw Churcbyard
Shown in Rocque, 1746, and in Strype's maps on the east side of Labour in Vain Hill.
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(St.) Mary Without Aldersgate
Various bequests to the new chapel of St. Mary the Virgin without Aldresgate, or to the new work of ...
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(St.) Mary without Aldgate
See St. Mary Whitechapel.
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Mary The Virgin
the mother of our Lord. There is no person perhaps in sacred or profane history around whom so many ...
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By-street
·noun A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
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Wall Street
·add. ·- A street towards the southern end of the borough of Manhattan, New York City, extending fro...
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(St.) Andrew's Street
South-east out of Holborn Circus at No. 1 to Shoe Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
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Angel Street
1) East out of King Edward Street at No.9 to St. Martin's le Grand (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate W...
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Arthur Street
West out of King William Street at No. 32 and south to 137 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In ...
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Artizan Street
South out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street to Stoney Lane. In Portsoken Ward.
Erected in 1884 as A...
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Atheling Street
Grant of a rent in the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, between the lane called " Athelingstrete " ...
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(St.) Augustine Street
Street of St. Augustine at St. Paul's Gate, 1311 (Ct. H.W. I. 224) and 1334 (ib. 398).
Not identifi...
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Bank Street
North out of Cornhill, leading to the Bank of England and east of Bank Buildings in Broad Street and...
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Bartlett Street
A new street so called, forming part of Bartlett's Buildings, 1686 (L.C.C. Deeds, Harben bequest, 16...
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