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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… that there were formerly twelve or more parish churches of Wilton, if accurate, must be taken to include not only the … but also its suburbs. The disappearance or total ruin of these churches generally precludes an accurate description … south end of the side aisles are from the 2nd-century-B.C. Temple of Venus at Porto Venere, on the Gulf of Spezia; the …
The Environs of London
… WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. I have seen ancient records in … vol. iv. p. 181. Extract of a letter from Sir John Temple. Particulars of Sale, Augmentation-office. Court-rolls …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (O.S. 6 ins., SU 00 SW, SZ 09 NW) The Urban District of Wimborne Minster covers 653 acres on the N. bank of the R. Stour and on both banks of the R. Allen which joins … (Plate 17); on W. wall, (9) of Thomas Hanham of the Middle Temple, 1650, erected by Margaret (Doddington) his widow, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… to Cranborne Chase. The central and northern parts of the area, on Chalk, are drained by the headwaters of the R. Allen and the R. Crane which flow through broad, … latter suspended from the timber roof by iron hooks. (7) ' Temple' (03011129), with brick walls and a slate-covered …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton WINCANTON The ancient parish of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the … held a small estate ( c. 12 a.) as part of its manor of Temple Combe. It appears to have been given to the Templars …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of … his government, the monastery was converted into a Pagan temple, and appropriated to the service of the Saxon deities. … near Chertsey. On the margin of the lake, an elegant temple and a fishing gallery, of very light and beautiful …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Mary's College ST. MARY'S COLLEGE Immediately south-west of Wolvesey Palace in the southern suburb of the ancient city is the College of St. Mary, founded by William of Wykeham in 1387 on a site …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester The hospital of St Cross HOSPITAL OF ST. CROSS The hospital of St. Cross was founded in 1136 by … representing the Nativity, the Presentation in the Temple, Christ Crowned with Thorns and the Entombment. The …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle Architectural history ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE CASTLE The castle of Windsor appears first in history in the Domesday Survey in … Queen Catherine being drawn by swans in a chariot to the Temple of Virtue. The two rooms just described, with what is …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Lying on what was formerly the Derbyshire side of the river Trent, Winshill was transformed in the mid 19th … and private housing development in the south-eastern part of the township. Winshill was a township in Burton ancient … House in Ashby Road was converted into a masonic hall, a temple being added to the house at its south-east corner. The …