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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act … Esq., with the exception of the ancient baronial hall, a noble apartment having a finely-groined timber roof. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east … (Rolls Ser.), iii, 299. Ibid. i, 275. In 1275 Henry le Noble had been holding an unlicensed court in 'Welle' to the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Croft. 7 The Rose and Crown Inn was acquired by the People's Refreshment House Association in 1899 and was one of their … with many good buildings, and particularly with a very noble Inn as big as a College'. 57 Between 1583 and 1787 the … Peerage, ii, 79). D.N.B. Gladys Scott Thomson, Life in a Noble Household (1937), 152-6, &c. C.P. 43/700, ro. 45, 46; …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… years ago, and became the residence of the present owner's father Richard Acklom, esq: in 1719, (who was, it is … Maldon, a captain in the army, on half pay. It appears by Noble's pedigree, that Mr. Acklom's lady is a descendent from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a. 2 r. 19 p. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 17. 10.; net income, 400; patron, the Rev. F. J. … of Wallingford, hundred of Ock, county of Berks, 4 miles (S. W.) from Abingdon; containing 580 inhabitants. It is … Richard Greenall. The chapel, dedicated to St. Helen, is a noble and spacious structure in the later English style, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. This place is … Wiveliscombe in the Cathedral of Wells, valued in the king's books at 27. 0. 10.; net income, 300. The church is a very … immediate vicinity of the town is Woburn Abbey, with its noble park, the seat of his grace. Itoccupies the site of a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Alvington and Lancaut consolidated, valued in the king's books at 13. 11. 5., and in the gift of the Duke of … N. division of the county of Northampton, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Wellingborough; containing 1120 inhabitants. … the natural sandstone. Among the seats, is Lea Castle, a noble mansion surrounded by 550 acres of land enriched with …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… agreeable shady walks, groves, and park scenery. This most noble fabric was built, we learn from an inscription over one … ownself best." I saw an old carbine, in the house-keeper's room, very curiously wrought in figures, doubtless one of … de Novoloco, p. 246. Esc. 7 H. 4. n. 44. Glover, Ex Coll. S. Lo Kniveton. Fin. 7 H. 4, m. 6: Fin: 7 H: 5, m: 1- …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Helmsley; containing 337 inhabitants. It comprises … miles and a half through the parish. The Wood House, a noble mansion in the Elizabethan style, situated in a … and November 12th. Wooburn House occupies the site of a noble palace that belonged to the bishops of Lincoln. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… E. division of the county of Gloucester, 2 miles (S. W.) from Stroud; containing 908 inhabitants. This place is … the Lower Empire, a coin of Adrian, one of Lucilla, and a noble tessellated pavement, of which an engraving was … to the Society of Antiquaries by Samuel Lysons, Esq., F.S.A., who published an elaborate account of these relics in …