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A History of the County of York North Riding
… of Cornbrough covers an area of 5,634 acres; Lillings Ambo and Stittenham, its other townships, contain respectively 1,769 and 1,676 acres, and Farlington, a chapelry in 1831, but in and since 1871 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the Wylye valley 10 km. south-east of Warminster; the long and narrow parish is south of the river, and the village is on the south bank. 1 The boundaries of an … W.R.O., bishop's transcripts, bdle. 1. Calamy Revised, ed. Matthews, 558. W.A.M. xl. 3923. Walker Revised, ed. Matthews, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Parishes Shillington with Lower Stondon and Little Holwell SHILLINGTON WITH LOWER STONDON and LITTLE HOLWELL Sethlindone (xi cent.), Suthlingdon (xiii … of Shillington is situated in the hundreds of Clifton and Flitt. Its area is 5,003 acres, of which 3,126 acres are …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… left bank of the River Loddon between Stratfield Mortimer and Earley, and consists of a central ridge of high land sloping eastwards to the Loddon and westwards towards the Kennet valley. The soil is almost …
A History of the County of Worcester
… 1719, 1 is one of the detached parishes of Worcestershire and lies to the south-east of the county proper. The River Stour, flowing north, forms the eastern boundary, and it is joined by a small tributary called Pig Brook, … parish consists of 1,220 acres, 2 of which 110 are arable and 900 permanent grass. 3 The soil is clay, lying on a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Parishes Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solers SHIPTON OLIFFE AND SHIPTON SOLERS Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solers were two … cccxxxvii. Cal. S.P. Dom. 16612, 233; Walker Revised, ed. Matthews, 179; Glos. R.O., D 2052, Painswick. Hockaday Abs. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Chiltern parishes, is narrow, being only -mile across, and long, though its 3 miles is nothing compared to the length of some others. It covers 2,421 acres 2 and its boundaries are probably much the same as they were in … which occurred in 1636 between Edmund Symeon of Pyrton and John Chamberlain of Shirburn, apparently over the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… part of the bailiwick of Twichen, 4 was thickly wooded and only gradually emerged into open country by the … land only forms a picturesque setting to the corn-fields and orchards. One of the old orchards is described by Hearne … acres, of which 547 are arable land, 370 permanent grass, and 198 woods and plantations. 6 It has a light gravel soil …
A History of the County of Warwick
… where the road from Banbury to Warwick leaves the parish; and extensive and beautiful views are obtainable in all directions. The … double its present size, it was described as 'a poor and very unimportant village and parish', and the approach to …
A History of the County of Warwick
… miles from north to south with an average width of between and mile, lying west of Polesworth and Seckington and south of the Staffordshire border. The church and village …