Glossary of Places
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Glossary of Places in the 1583 Edition | D
Dagenham
NGR: TQ 485 845

A parish in the hundred of Becontree, county of Essex. 3.5 miles south by west from Romford. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Essex, Diocese of London.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1933
Dale

Pembrokeshire, Wales

OS grid ref: SM 805 055

1583 Edition, page 752 | 1583 Edition, page 1876
Dallington [Dalington]

Northamptonshire

OS grid ref: SP 735 615

1583 Edition, page 842
Damascus

Syria

Coordinates: 33° 30' 49" N, 36° 17' 31" E

Capital of Syria

1583 Edition, page 106 | 1583 Edition, page 374 | 1583 Edition, page 760 | 1583 Edition, page 763 | 1583 Edition, page 771 | 1583 Edition, page 785[Back to Top]
Damietta (Damiata; Dumyat; Dimyat) [Damieta]

Egypt

Coordinates: 31° 25' 0" N, 31° 49' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 291 | 1583 Edition, page 316 | 1583 Edition, page 323 | 1583 Edition, page 796
Dancaster [Doncaster]
NGR: SE 575 024

A parish comprising the borough and market town of Doncaster, which has separate jurisdiction, the townships of Balby with Hexthorpe and Long Sandal with Wheatley in the Soke of Doncaster, and the township of Langthwaite with Tilts in the northern division of the wapentake of Strafforth with Tickhill, west Riding of the County of York. 37 miles south by west from York. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry and diocese of York, and the patronage of the Archbishop of York.

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

1583 Edition, page 154 | 1583 Edition, page 801 | 1583 Edition, page 1498
Dardanum (Dardanos)

Troad, Turkey

1583 Edition, page 784
Darlington [Derlinghton]

County Durham

OS grid ref: NZ 285 145

1583 Edition, page 393
Darsham
Darsham
NGR: TM 419 698

A parish in the hundred of Blything, county of Suffolk. 5.24 miles north-east by north from Saxmundham. The living is a discharged vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2114[Back to Top]
Dartford
NGR: TQ 525 735

A parish in the hundred of Axton, Dartford and Wilmington, lathe of Sutton at Hone, county of Kent. 15 miles south-east from London. The living is a discharged vicarage in the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Rochester.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1702
Dartmouth

Devon

OS grid ref: SX 875 515

1583 Edition, page 737
Daventry [Dauentre]

Northamptonshire

OS grid ref: SP 575 625

1583 Edition, page 581 | 1583 Edition, page 866
Deane [Dean]
NGR: SD 852 256

1583 Edition, page 1585[Back to Top]
Debnam [Debenham]
NGR: TM 173 635

A parish in the hundred of Thredling, county of Suffolk. 13 miles north from Ipswich. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, Diocese of Norwich.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1936
Deddington [Dedington]

North Oxfordshire

OS grid ref: SP 465 315

1583 Edition, page 391
Dedham
Dedham
NGR: TM 057 331

A parish in the Colchester division of the hundred of Lexden, county of Essex. 4 miles west by north from Manningtree. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Colchester, diocese of London

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1054 | 1583 Edition, page 1996 | 1583 Edition, page 2040[Back to Top]
Delden

Overijssel, Netherlands

Coordinates: 52° 4' 60" N, 6° 16' 60" E

1583 Edition, page 914
Delphi [Delphos]

Phocus, Greece

Coordinates: 38° 29' 0" N, 22° 30' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786
Demetrias (Volos)

Magnesia, Greece

Coordinates: 39° 22' 0" N, 22° 56' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786
Denham

Buckinghamshire

OS grid ref: TQ 045 865

1583 Edition, page 851
Denny Abbey

[Dendey, Denney]

Cambridgeshire

OS grid ref: TL 495 685

1583 Edition, page 1021 | 1583 Edition, page 1021
Derbe

nr Lystra, central Turkey

1583 Edition, page 784
Derby
Darby, Darbye
NGR: SK 353 360

A borough, possessing separate jurisdiction, locally in the hundred of Marleston and Litchurch, county of Derby, of which it is the capital. 15 miles west from Nottingham, 29 miles north-west from Leicester. The town comprises the parishes of All Saints, St Werburgh, St Alkmund, St Peter and St Michael; all in the Archdeaconry of Derby, Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield. The living of St Alkmund is a vicarage not in charge; St Peter, St Werburgh and St Michael are discharged vicarages; and All Saints is a perpetual curacy.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 173 | 1583 Edition, page 1975
Dereham

Norfolk

OS grid ref: TF 985 125

1583 Edition, page 1112[Back to Top]
Deventer [Daventry]

Overijssel, Netherlands

Coordinates: 52° 15' 0" N, 6° 12' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 914
Devizes
NGR: SU 005 615

A borough and market town having separate jurisdiction, locally in the hundred of Potteme and Cannings, county of Wilts. 22 miles north-west by north from Salisbury, 19 miles east by south from Bath. Devizes comprises the parishes of St John and St Mary the Virgin, the livings of which form a united rectory, not in charge, in the Archdeaconry and diocese of Salisbury, and in the patronage of the Crown.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 301 | 1583 Edition, page 1054 | 1583 Edition, page 1918
Devizes

[Deuises]

Wiltshire

OS grid ref: SU 003 613

1583 Edition, page 1054[Back to Top]
Dieppe [Diepe]

Seine-Maritime, France

Coordinates: 49° 55' 19.92" N, 1° 4' 42.96" E

1583 Edition, page 924
Diest [Dist]

Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Coordinates: 50° 59' 0" N, 5° 3' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 398
Dietmarschen [Dietmar; Diethmar]

District in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; fen area on the North Sea

1583 Edition, page 899 | 1583 Edition, page 900
Dijon [Dyion]

Burgundy, France

Historic capital of Burgundy; cathedral city

Coordinates: 47° 19' 26" N, 5° 2' 34" E

1583 Edition, page 926 | 1583 Edition, page 933 | 1583 Edition, page 967
Dinakas [Dinastrum]

Berat, Albania

Coordinates: 40° 47' 15" N, 19° 50' 54" E

1583 Edition, page 768 | 1583 Edition, page 782
Dinnington
Dinnington, Dinnyngton
NGR:

Unidentified

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2045[Back to Top]
Dioscuria

nr Sokhumi (Sukhumi), Abkhazia, Georgia

Coordinates: 43° 0' 0" N, 41° 1' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 785
Ditchingham [Dychingham; Ditcham; Dychingame]

Norfolk

OS grid ref: TM 335 915

1583 Edition, page 684 | 1583 Edition, page 685 | 1583 Edition, page 689
Dole [Dola]

Jura, Franche-Comté, France

Coordinates: 47° 5' 35" N, 5° 29' 26" E

1583 Edition, page 934[Back to Top]
Dorchester

OS grid ref: SY 685 905

County town of Dorset

1583 Edition, page 147 | 1583 Edition, page 308 | 1583 Edition, page 411 | 1583 Edition, page 530
Dorney

Buckinghamshire

OS grid ref: SU 935 795

1583 Edition, page 848[Back to Top]
Dornick (Tournai) [Tourney; Dornic; Turney; Turnay]

Hainaut, Belgium

Coordinates: 50° 36' 0" N, 3° 23' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 403 | 1583 Edition, page 902 | 1583 Edition, page 911 | 1583 Edition, page 916 | 1583 Edition, page 935[Back to Top]
Douai [Rowocum]

Nord, France

Coordinates: 50° 22' 17" N, 3° 4' 48" E

1583 Edition, page 411
Dover
Douer
NGR: TR 320 414

One of the Cinq Ports, a borough and a market town, having separate jurisdiction; locally in the Lathe of St Augustine, eastern division of the County of Kent. 16 miles south east by south from Canterbury. Dover formerly consisted of the parishes of St James the Apostle, St John, St Martin the Greater, St Martin the Less, St Mary the Virgin, St Nicholas and St Peter - all subsequently merged into St James and St Mary. The living of St Mary is a perpetual curacy in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and in the patronage of the parishioners. The living of St James is a discharged rectory in the jurisdiction and patronage of the Archbishop

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

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Dovercourt
Douercorte, Douercourt
NGR: TM 253 310

A parish within the borough of Harwich, 42 miles north-east by east from Chelmsford. The living is a vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of St. Nicholas annexed, in the Archdeaconry of Colchester, diocese of London, and in the patronage of the Crown

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1054 | 1583 Edition, page 1996 | 1583 Edition, page 2107
Draguignan

Var, France

Coordinates: 43° 32' 25" N, 6° 28' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 949
Driffield [Driffild]

East Riding of Yorkshire

OS grid ref: TA 025 585

1583 Edition, page 453
Dub

Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49° 34' 0" N, 17° 52' 60" E

1583 Edition, page 531 | 1583 Edition, page 746
Dunbar Castle

[Dunbarre]

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

OS grid ref: NT 678 793

1583 Edition, page 171 | 1583 Edition, page 363 | 1583 Edition, page 1006
Dundee [Dundie]

Scotland

OS grid ref: NO 365 325

1583 Edition, page 1293[Back to Top]
Dunfermline [Dunfermeling] Abbey

Scotland

OS grid ref: NT 088 874

1583 Edition, page 1299
Dunkerque (Dunkirk)

[Dunkyrke]

Nord-Pas de Calais, France

Coordinates: 51° 2' 18" N, 2° 22' 39" E

1583 Edition, page 470 | 1583 Edition, page 1079
Dunstable

Bedfordshire

OS grid ref: TL 015 215

1583 Edition, page 281 | 1583 Edition, page 311 | 1583 Edition, page 392 | 1583 Edition, page 581 | 1583 Edition, page 1079
Dunwich (now mainly submerged)

Suffolk

OS grid ref: TM 475 705

1583 Edition, page 135
Durham
NGR: NZ 274 425

City and capital of the County Palatine of Durham. Seat of the Bishopric. 67 miles west north west from York. The City comprises the parishes of St Giles, St Mary le Bow, St Mary the Less, St Nicholas, St Oswald and St Margaret; all in the Archdeaconry and diocese of Durham. St Giles is a perpetual curacy, St Mary le Bow a rectory not in charge in the patronage of the Archdeacon of northumberland, St Mary the Less a rectory not in charge in the patronage of the Crown, St Nicholas a perpetual curacy, St Oswald a vicarage in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter, and St Margaret a perpetual curacy annexed to the vicarage of St Oswald.

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

1583 Edition, page 138 | 1583 Edition, page 183 | 1583 Edition, page 194 | 1583 Edition, page 373 | 1583 Edition, page 393 | 1583 Edition, page 399 | 1583 Edition, page 410
Durrës (Dyrrachium)

Albania

Coordinates: 41° 19' 0" N, 19° 27' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 769