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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… side of the Mendip hills, about a mile and a half from the village, is the curious cavern termed Wookey-Hole, the … head of the parish, issues a stream that flows through the village into the river Frome. A fair for cattle and general … eastern declivity of the Cheviot hills; and near it is the village of Humbleton, celebrated for the victory gained by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… three early settlements in the S. part of the parish: Wool village itself is one of these. The second settlement, half a … Church of The Holy Rood stands at the S.E. end of the village. The walls are of rubble including much carstone, … a(2) Burton Church (1 m. W.) stands at the S. end of the village of East Burton. The walls are of squared and coursed …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Tintern, gave the church house with a small piece of village green at the east end of the churchyard as an …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and a butcher had shops at Netherend c. 1955, but the village's shopping needs were also served by mobile shops. 62 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… House. The primary school, Methodist chapel, all three village shops, and post office were also in Netherend in … modernized. 44 At Brockweir only a small portion of the village formerly lay in Woolaston parish, which included … in the late 19th century, but its distance from the village limited its use by passengers. 83 It was closed in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Moravian liturgy, and c. 17 Moravians still lived in the village. The church is of stone, cement-rendered, with a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the moor, known as Woolavington level, north of the village, links the ancient Polden ridge road with the Mark … and Puriton. Crancombe Lane, running south-west from the village across field boundaries, seems to have been an … have been part of a salt-making industry. 1 Woolavington village forms a grid at the junction of the main north - …
A History of the County of Sussex
… to Linch for ecclesiastical purposes in 1886. 1 The main village lies at the junction of three lanes in a deep bend of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… partly covered by an area of Plateau Gravel. Woolland village and the former hamlet of Chitcombe are spring-line … (4) Settlement Remains (777074), formerly part of Woolland village, lie 50 yds. N.N.E. of (1) and immediately W. of … that slopes down to the N. and broadens above the present village. The dyke, which faces S. up a sharp rise, is about …