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bat
băt, a comic word formed to parody the conj. at: Ps. Potin aliam rem ut cures? Cali. At. Ps. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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Bat
·noun Shale or bituminous shale.
II. Bat ·add. ·noun A stroke of work.
III. Bat ·noun A part of a ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bat
The Hebrew word (atalleph') so rendered (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18) implies "flying in the dark." The ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bat
A low whore: so called from moving out like bats in the dusk of the evening.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bat
to bat the eyes, to wink. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bat
, or sea-bat
An Anglo-Saxon term for boat or vessel. Also a broad-bodied thoracic fish, with a sma...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bat
(Leviticus 11:19; 14:18) Many travellers have noticed the immense numbers of bats that are found in ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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-ward
·vi ·Alt. of -wards.
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Ward
·noun A division of a forest.
II. Ward ·noun A division of a county.
III. Ward ·vi To be vigilant;...
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Ward
A prison (Gen. 40:3, 4); a watch-station (Isa. 21:8); a guard (Neh. 13:30).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bat printing
·- A mode of printing on glazed ware.
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Sea bat
·- ·see Batfish (a).
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bat-fish
n.
The name in England is given to afish of the family Maltheidae. It is also applied tothe Flying ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bat-swain
An Anglo-Saxon expression for boatswain.
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Bridge-ward
·noun The principal ward of a key.
II. Bridge-ward ·noun A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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March-ward
·noun A warden of the marches; a marcher.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ward-corn
·noun The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, ·noun, 1) with a horn to be blow...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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"Ward, Artemus"
(see Brown, Charles Brockden.
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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Aldersgate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, on the northern side, bounded on the east by Cripplegate Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Aldgate Ward
With Tower Ward the easternmost ward of the City within the walls (O.S.).
Earliest mention: " In wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bassishaw Ward
One of the smallest of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded north by Cripplegate Ward Without, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Billingsgate Ward
1) One of the twenty-six wards of the City fronting the river, and extending west from Tower Ward to...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishopsgate Ward
One of the twenty-six Wards of London, west of and adjoining to Aldgate and Portsoken Wards. It is o...
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Candlewick Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of London, adjoining Bridge Ward south and east, Langbourn Ward north, W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cheap Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded on the north by Bassishaw Ward, south by Cordwainer...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cordwainer Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of London, lying between Vintry Ward south, Cheap Ward north, Bread Stre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cornhill Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, lying north and south of the high street of Cornhill, from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cripplegate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, and lying both within and without the City Wall. It lies on...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dowgate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, lying between Walbrook Ward north, Candlewick and Bridge Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Farringdon Ward
Comprised the Ward of Ludgate and Newgate Within and Without, under which title it was demised by Th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lambourne Ward
See Langbourn Ward.
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Langbourn Ward
One of the 26 wards of the City, at no point touching the City walls, bounded north by Aldgate, Lime...
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Ludgate Ward
See Farringdon Ward Within.
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Newgate Ward
See Farringdon Ward Within.
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Portsoken Ward
The eastemmost of the City wards, lying outside the Wall, and in its present state wholly within the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queenhithe Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, by the riverside, bounded on the north by Bread Street and ...
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Thames Ward
Anc. Deeds, A. 1779, 7 Rich. II.
Qy. = Tower Ward.
See Thames Street Ward.
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Tower Ward
One of the twety-sex wards of the City (O.S. ).
With Aldgate Ward the most eastern within the walls...
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Vintry Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City to the west of the Walbrook on the bank of the Thames, exten...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Walbrook Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City lying between Cheap, Broad Street, and Cornhill Wards north,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward School
See Lime Street and Cornhill Wards' School.
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arse-ward
backward. Cumb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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night ward
The night-watch.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-ward
Towards the sea, or offing.
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ward-room
The commissioned officers' mess-cabin, on the main-deck in ships of the line.
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bat and forage
A regulated allowance in money and forage to officers in the field.
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Ward Schools, Broad Street Ward and Coleman Street Ward
See Coleman Street Ward School.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beecher, Henry Ward
(1813-1887)
Orator and divine, s. of Lyman B. and bro. of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the mos...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ward, Robert Plumer
(1765-1846)
Novelist and politician, b. in London, ed. at Oxf., and called to the Bar 1790, held va...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ward, William George
(1812-1882)
Theologian, ed. at Winchester and Oxf., and came under the influence of J.H. Newman, wh...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ward, Adolphus William
Litt.D., LL.D.
(b. 1837)
Historian and critic. The House of Austria in the Thirty Years' War (1869...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Arnold)
(b. 1851)
Novelist. Milly and Olly (1881), Miss Bretherton (1886), Robert Elsmere (1888), The Histo...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Aldersgate Ward School
Behind 77 Little Britain; a few doors from Aldersgate Street (Lockie, 1810). Founded in 1702 for chi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Aldgate Ward School
Between Duke Street and Mitre Street, east of St. James' Church, with a passage into Mitre Street (O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Billingsgate Ward School
On the east side of Botolph Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (O.S.).
Erected on the site of the churchyar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishopsgate Ward Schools
In Primrose Street. Acquired by the Great Eastern Railway under their Act 1887 (End. Ch. St. Botolph...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishopsgate Ward Within
See Bishopsgate Ward.
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Bishopsgate Ward Without
See Bishopsgate Ward.
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Bread Street Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded on the north by Cripplegate and Farringdon Wards Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward School
In Old Swan Lane, on the west side (Lockie, 1810).
Not named in the maps.
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Bridge Ward Within
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, known as Bridge Ward Within, in contradistinction to Southw...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward Without
= Southwark. Not included in the present work.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Broad Street Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded north and east by Bishopsgate Ward, north and west ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Candlewick Ward Chambers
In Crooked Lane, near Cannon Street (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Baynard Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City of London, to the south. Bounded on the north and west by Fa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coleman Street Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, adjoining Broad Street Ward east and south, Bassishaw Ward ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Farringdon Ward Within
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded on the north by Farringdon and Aldersgate Wards Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Farringdon Ward Without
The westernmost of the City wards, outside the walls, and extending north to the parish of Clerkenwe...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Street Ward
Ward of Flete.
See Farringdon Ward Without.
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(John) Horn, Ward of
See Bridge Ward Within.
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Lime Street Ward
One of the smallest of the 26 wards of the City, lying between Aldgate and Cornhill Wards, but stret...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lombard Street Ward
See Langbourn Ward.
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Lothbury, Ward of
See Broad Street Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Thames Street Ward
Messuages in parishes of St. Martin le Organs and St. Michael in Crokydlane, described as in the war...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Flete
See Farringdon Ward.
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Watergate, Tower Ward
A quay facing the Thames by the Custom House in Thames streete (S. 135) at the south end of Water la...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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ward-room officers
Those who mess in the ward-room, namely: the commander, lieutenants, master, chaplain, surgeon, paym...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Broad Street Ward School
See Coleman Street Ward School.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chick Lane, Tower Ward
Described as east of Barking Church (in Stow, p. 132). From the descriptions given at the references...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coleman Street Ward School
On the south side of London Wall, at 17 Copthall Avenue and Crosskey Court, London Wall (P.O. Direct...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Alan Baalun
Mentioned 1197-1221 (Anc, Deeds, A. 7294). Parish of St. Nicholas in the Ward.
Not identified.
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Ward of John Adrien
Identified with Walbrook Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of John Horn
Identified with Bridge Ward Within (q.v.).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Peter Aunger
Beavan (I. 270) identifies it with Broad Street Ward.
In the Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. under the Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of St. Dunstan
See Tower Ward.
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Ward of William Bukerel
Identified with Broad Street Ward (q.v.).
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Anchor Lane, Castle Baynard Ward
See Anchor Wharf.
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Anchor Lane, Street, Vintry Ward
See Anchor Alley.
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Farringdon Ward Within. Charity School
At the west end of Bull and Mouth Street, early facing Butcher Hall Lane (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831)....
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Pump in Bishopsgate Ward Within
" A pump where sometimes was a fayre wel with two buckets by the east end of St. Martin Outwich" (S....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Adam de Basing
Contained property in or near "Ismongerelane," H. III. (Cal. Ch. I. p.m. I. p.304).
Identified with...
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Ward of Anketill de Auvergne
Within and Without the Gate.
See Farringdon Ward Within and Farringdon Ward Without.
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Ward of Henry de Coventre
Identified as Vintry Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of Henry de Frowyk
Identified with Cripplegate Ward (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.259, note).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Henry le Bole
Mentioned in a list of representatives of the Wards, 23 Ed. I. 1295 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.235).
Sharpe ...
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Ward of Henry le Waleys
Identified with Cornwainer Street Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of John de Blakethorn
Identified with Aldersgate Ward (q.v.) (Cal. L. Bk. B. 265).
So called in the Hundred Rolls, I. p.4...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of John de Canterbury
1291-2. Identified with Tower Ward (Cal. L. Bk. C. p.12, and A p.139).
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Ward of John de Norhampton
Identified with Aldgate Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of Nicholas de Wynchester
4 Ed. I. 1276 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.263).
Identified with Langbourn Ward by Sharpe in a note.
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Ward of Philip le Taillur'
3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. 431).
Tenement " super Cornhull" and " House of Robert le Herre " in parish...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Ralph le Fevere
Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.).
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Ward of Robert de Meldeburn
Identified with Coleman Street Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of Simon de Hadestok
Mentioned in Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. (I. 418).
References to Queenhithe, St. Mary Somerset, etc.
I...
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Ward of Thomas de Basinge
Identified with Candlewick Ward (q.v.) (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.256, and note).
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Ward of Walter le Poter'
3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. p.409).
Identified with Cornhill Ward (Beavan, 1.375).
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Ward of William de Durham
Identified with Bread Street Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of William de Hadestoke
Identified with Tower Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of Wolmar de Essex
Identified with Billingsgate Ward (q.v.).
In Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269 the house of John le Breton is de...
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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Within
Identified with Farringdon Ward Within (q.v.).
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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Without
Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.).
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Ward of Peter de Edelmeton, Eddelmethon
Mentioned 1277 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269).
Identified with Castle Baynard Ward.
In Lansdowne MS. 558 P...
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Ward of Ralph Fabri de Cornhull
" Dicunt quod quedam aqua opturata est que liabuit cursum suum per vicum Sancte Marie Attenaxe usque...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish church in the Tower for the inhabitants there, in Tower ward (S. 492).
First mention: Founded probably Temp. H. I. Mentioned in reign of K. John, 1210 (Bell, p. 1 ; Clark,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.