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LEDBURY , a See also:market See also:town in the See also:Ross See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Herefordshire, See also:England, 142 M. E. of See also:Hereford by the See also:Great Western railway, pleasantly situated on the See also:south-western slope of the See also:Malvern Hills. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (19ot) 3259. See also:Cider and agricultural produce are the See also:chief articles of See also:trade, and there are See also:limestone quarries in the neighbouring hills. The town contains many picturesque examples of timbered houses, characteristic of the district, the See also:principal being the Market See also:House (1633) elevated on massive pillars of See also:oak. The See also:fine See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Michael exhibits all the See also:Gothic styles, the most noteworthy features being the See also:Norman See also:chancel and See also:west See also:door, and the remarkable See also:series of ornate Decorated windows on the See also:north See also:side. Among several charities is the See also:hospital of St See also:Catherine, founded by Foliot, See also:bishop of Hereford, in 1232. See also:Hope End, 2 M. N.E. of Ledbury, was the See also:residence of See also:Elizabeth See also:Barrett See also:Browning during her See also:early See also:life. A See also:clock-See also:tower in the town commemorates her.
See also:Wall Hills See also:Camp, supposed to be of See also:British origin, is the earliest See also:evidence of a See also:settlement near Ledbury (Liedeburge, Lidebury). The See also:manor was given to the see of Hereford in the 11th See also:century; but in 1561-1562 became See also:crown See also:property. As early as 1170-1171 an episcopal See also:castle existed in Ledbury. The town was not incorporated, but was early called a See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough; and in 1295 and 1304-1305 returned two members to See also:parliament. A See also:fair on the See also:day of the decollation of See also:John the Baptist was granted to the bishop in 1249. Of fairs Which survived in 1792 those of the days of St See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip and St See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James and St See also:Barnabas were granted in 1584-1585; those held on the See also:Monday before See also:Easter and St See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas's day were reputed See also:ancient, but not those of the 12th of May, the 22nd of See also:June, the 2nd of See also:October and the 21st of See also:December. Existing fairs are on the second Tuesday in every See also:month and in October. A weekly market, granted to the bishop by See also:Stephen, John and See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry III., was obsolete in 1584-1585, when the See also:present market of Tuesday was authorized. The See also:wool trade was considerable in the 14th century; later Ledbury was inhabited by glovers and clothiers. The town was deeply involved in the operations of the See also:Civil See also:Wars, being occupied both by the royalist See also:leader See also:Prince See also:Rupert and by the Parliamentarian See also:Colonel See also:Birch.
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