- whins
- furze. N.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
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Whins of Milton — WHINS of MILTON, a village, in the parish of St. Ninian s, county of Stirling, 2½ miles (S. S. E.) from Stirling; containing 528 inhabitants. This is now a considerable village, situated nearly in the centre of the parish, close to the Bannock … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
whins — I Cleveland Dialect List furze or gorse bushes II North Country (Newcastle) Words gorse or furze: whinns, for baking (expenses, Sherburn Hospital, 1686) … English dialects glossary
whins — plural of whin … Useful english dictionary
Brockley Whins Metro station — is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line. It serves the Brockley Whins area of South Tyneside, England.The station was formerly served by mainline services between Sunderland and Newcastle Central station but was taken over by the Metro as part… … Wikipedia
Brockley Whins — is an area of South Shields, in South Tyneside, England.It is served by Brockley Whins Metro station … Wikipedia
Tyne and Wear Metro — Overview Type Rapid transit/light rail … Wikipedia
South Shields — Coordinates: 54°59′31″N 1°25′44″W / 54.992°N 1.429°W / 54.992; 1.429 … Wikipedia
Bannock Burn — The Bannock Burn is a stream ( burn is Scots for stream) which rises in the Touch Hills to the south west of Stirling in central Scotland. The Bannock flows eastward and enters the River Forth to the east of Stirling, close to the site of the… … Wikipedia
Battle of Inverkeithing — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Inverkeithing caption= partof=Scottish Civil War date=July 20, 1651 place=Inverkeithing, Scotland result=Decisive English Parliamentarian victory combatant1=Scottish Army supporters of Charles II… … Wikipedia
Sunderland station — Infobox UK station name = Sunderland manager = Northern Rail locale = Sunderland borough = Sunderland pte = Tyne and Wear (Nexus) zone = 57 events = Originally opened August 1879 years = 1879 events1 = Modernised station buildings opened years1 … Wikipedia
