A History Of Shropshire Volume XI: Telford by G. C. Baugh (editor) - 1985

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xix, 377 pages, many illustrations, maps and plans. Ex-library copy, virtually uncirculated, dust wrapper in plastic cover. Volume XI, relating to an area between the left bank of the Severn and the Weald Moors, covers most of the east Shropshire coalfield. Two parishes from the borough of Wenlock and eight from Bradford hundred contributed territory to Telford New Town and the volume opens with an account of the town's planning and growth since designation (as Dawley) in 1963. Prehistoric settlement centred on the Wrekin in the late Iron Age. Uxacona stood on Watling Street,which crosses the area. Post-Roman settlement was earliest north of Watling Street; to the south settlements were smaller in woodland cleared at a later date. Lilleshall abbey, Wombridge priory, and other monasteries nearby had large interests in the area's growth. Wenlock priory established a… Read More

Victoria County History. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Victoria County History, 1985-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Very good + in very Good + unclipped jacket **1st Edition** **HARDBACK** In unclipped dustjacket No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition

London: Oxford University Press, 1985. Oversized gold embossed hardcover, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Volume XI. Shelf wear to the jacket, including some small marks, creasing and nicks to the edges and a few small tears. Page block is discoloured. The boards, pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used.

Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1985. Hardcover. New. 416 pages. 11.42x8.66x1.50 inches.