Identifier: newdisplayofbeau02lond (find matches)
Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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pears fome fimilitude between Morbium and Morefby ; but itis more probable that Morefby, the name of the place, was de-rived from Maurice, or Morefce, the name of a perfon of note,who is known to have fixed his feat near this place, and maytherefore be reafonably fuppofed to have given it his name, asmany others have done to feveral towns in this county. Thefhore near this place appears to have been fortified by the Romansin all places convenient for landing, by the ruins of their works,which are ftill remaining. There are alfo vaults, foundations ofancient buildings, and caverns, called Picts Holes. SEATS. The Duke of Norfolk has a feat at Drumburg-caftle, on theSolway Frith ; the Earl of Carlifle, at Naworth, ten miles fromCarlifle; the Earl of SufTex, at Kirk-Ofwald, 13 miles fromCarlifle; Edward Haffel, Efq; at Dacres-caftle, four, miles fromPenrith ; Sir George Fletcher, Bart, at Hutton Hall; the Bifhopof Carlifle at Rofe-caftle ; and the Duke of Portland at Penrith-caftle. WEST-
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