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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Chippenham Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. Beorhtnoth, first abbot of Ely, purchased … four estates at Chippenham, totalling 3 hides, between 970 and 984. He then exchanged them for 2 hides at Downham with …
A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction CHIPPING ONGAR Chipping Ongar is a parish and small town 11 miles west of Chelmsford and 21 miles north-east of London. 1 It has been known in the … 2 The modern form of the name dates from the 14th century and relates to the ancient market of the town. 3 Ongar has …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1043-5, 'the wood at Ongar, except the deer enclosure and the stud which I have there', were left to the servants of the testator, and to Thurstan's servant Thurgot was left ½ hide which … as ´thelgyth; she appears in Domesday Book as 'Ailid', and was said to have held Ongar before the conquest as 1 hide …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… more than 950 hectares; the R. Cherwell forms its S. and E. boundaries, and the Oxfordshire boundary its S.W. side. From the river, … 110 m. above OD, the ground rises across bands of Lower and Middle Lias Clay and Marlstone Rock to an area of Upper …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… (N.) from Oswestry, on the road from London to Holyhead and Dublin; containing 1611 inhabitants, of whom 475 are in … of a conflict between part of the forces of Henry II. and the Welsh, which took place in 1165, in a deep and picturesque valley, along which runs the river Ceiriog, …
The Environs of London
… &c. The mode of spelling now generally adopted, and used in all public proceedings, is Chislehurst. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupied. Soil. Land-tax. Chislehurst lies in the … by Bromley, Orpington, Paul's Cray, Foot's Cray, Eltham, and the extraparochial hamlet of Mottingham. It contains …
Old and New London
… BreweryChiswick MallThe "Red Lion"The "White Bear and Whetstone"The College HouseWhittingham's … Printing-pressBarbara, Duchess of ClevelandDr. Rose and Dr. RalphEdward Moore, the JournalistAlexander Pope's … HouseDescription of the GardensThe Pictures and Articles of VertuRoyal VisitsDeath of Charles James Fox …
The Environs of London
… reign of Henry III. by the name of Chesewicke. Situation and boundaries. Extent. Nature of land and soil. Land-tax. The village of Chiswick is situated by … the parish lies within the hundred of Ossulston, and is bounded on the east by Hammersmith, on the north by …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Mesolithic to Roman times have been found in the Thames, and a Roman presence is attested by coins, notably from an urn dug up at Turnham Green in 1731 and by brickwork beneath the manor house of Sutton. 67 The … however, are to Sutton, which became the chief manor and denoted the 'south farm' or tun, probably in relation to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Chorley Chisworth CHISWORTH, a township, in the parish and union of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, N. division of … containing 532 inhabitants. It comprises 844 acres, and has an old romantic village, seated about four miles … Glossop. There are a colliery, a cotton-spinning factory, and an establishment for candlewicks. A Methodist place of …