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Watt's Dyke
(Encyclopedia) Watt's Dyke: see Offa's Dyke.Offa's Dyke
(Encyclopedia) Offa's Dyke, ancient entrenchment of W England and E Wales, from the Dee estuary to near the estuary of the Wye River. It was built in the 8th cent. by Offa, king of Mercia, as a…van Dyke, Henry
(Encyclopedia) van Dyke, Henry, 1852–1933, American clergyman, educator, and author, b. Germantown, Pa., grad. Princeton, 1873, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1874. He was pastor of the Brick…Montgomery, town, Wales
(Encyclopedia) Montgomery, town (1981 pop. 1,036), Powys, E Wales. Montgomery is locally important as a sheep and cattle market. Nearby Offa's Dyke is very well preserved.Flamborough Head
(Encyclopedia) Flamborough HeadFlamborough Headflămˈbərə [key], chalk promontory, East Riding of Yorkshire, E England, N of Bridlington Bay. There is a lighthouse at the tip. Danes' Dyke (an ancient…Newmarket
(Encyclopedia) Newmarket, town (1991 pop. 15,861), Suffolk, E England. It has been a horse-racing center since early in the 17th cent. There are four principal races: the One Thousand Guineas, the…Brewer's: Offa's Dyke
which runs from Beachley to Flintshire, was not the work of Offa, King of Mercia, but was repaired by him. It existed when the Romans were in England, for five Roman roads cross it. Offa…Brewer's: Fill-dyke
The month of February, when the rain and melted snow fills the ditches to overflowing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FilletFilioque Controversy A B C D…Brewer's: Wans Dyke
Sir Richard Colt Hoare tells us, was a barrier erected by the Belgae against the Celts, and served as a boundary between these tribes. Dr. Stukeley…Brewer's: Wats Dyke
(Flintshire). A corruption of Wato's Dyke. Wato was the father of Weland, the Vulcan of Northern mythology, and the son of King Vilkinr by a mermaid.…Trending
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