churchyard
11churchyard — see a green Yule makes a fat churchyard …
12Churchyard Alley — 1) In Jewin Street. Mentioned 1678 (H. MSS. Com. 11th Rep. II. 57). No later mention. 2) East out of Shoe Lane to St. Andrew Holborn Churchyard, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677 Boyle, 1799). First mention: 1660 (L. and P …
13Churchyard, Thomas — ▪ English writer born c. 1520, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Eng. died 1604, London English writer who won brief fame through his occasional verse, pamphlets on wartime experiences, pageants for Queen Elizabeth I, and historical and antiquarian… …
14Churchyard Alley Hole — At the south end of Churchyard Alley adjoining the Water Works on the west side of Old London Bridge (Rocque, 1746). A wharf or stairs on the river in Bridge Ward Within. Perhaps this wharf or quay may be identified with one designated… …
15Churchyard, Thomas — (?1520 1604) Born at Shrewsbury, in his youth Churchyard was attached to the household of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was a soldier and was taken prisoner several times and served under Lord Grey at the siege of Leith in 1560. In a poem… …
16Churchyard, Thomas — (1520? 1604) Poet and miscellaneous writer, began life as a page to the Earl of Surrey, and subsequently passed through many vicissitudes as a soldier in Scotland, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries. He was latterly a hanger on at Court,… …
17churchyard beetle — noun : a large dull black European beetle (Blaps mortisaga) * * * churchyard beetle noun A nocturnal ground beetle (Blaps mucronata) typically found in damp places such as cellars • • • Main Entry: ↑church …
18churchyard — noun Date: 12th century a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground …
19churchyard — /cherrch yahrd /, n. the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard. [1125 75; ME chirche yeard; see CHURCH, YARD2] * * * …
20churchyard — noun A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard …
