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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… (O.S. 6 in. xii. N.E.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Augustine, stands at the S. end of the village, and is built of stone rubble, with stone … Bells: three and sanctus; 3rd, possibly by Watts and Newcombe, c. 1600; sanctus, with five coins set round it near …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 Westbury was the centre of a large but scattered Crown estate which owed one night's … 30 hides at Westbury. 65 Henry II granted the manor of WESTBURY to Roger de Mynors to hold by the service of a … Henry III granted the manor to Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and Eleanor his wife to hold until he provided …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WESTONING ( St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union of Ampthill, hundred of Manshead, county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. by W.) from … Rugby, hundred of Guthlaxton, S. division of the county of Leicester; containing, with Stormore, 8 inhabitants. It lies …
A History of the County of Somerset
… TOPOGRAPHY The parish was formed in 1515 by the division of the parish of Sowy. Westonzoyland derives its name from its position as … 1566 the reversion was granted to Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester. 9 Soon afterwards Dudley was licensed to alienate …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WHADDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Winslow, hundred of Cottesloe, county of Buckingham, 4 miles (S. by E.) from … hundred of East Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 12 miles (E. by N.) from Leicester; containing 11 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Saints) WHEATACRE ( All Saints), a parish, in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (N. E. by E.) … Blaby, hundred of Guthlaxton, S. division of the county of Leicester, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Leicester; containing 956 …
Old and New London
… XLV. WHITEHALL.THE BUILDINGS DESCRIBED. SIR HENRY LEE OF DITCHLEY. ( From a Portrait by Basire.) "Donec templa refeceris." Horace. Description of the Old PalaceAdditions made by Henry VIII.The Holbein … including Sir Christopher Hatton, and Robert, Earl of Leicester. In due course of time Sir Henry resigned his post …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Whorlton Whitton WHITTON, a township, in the parish of Grindon, union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of … hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Ashby; containing, with …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… etc. There has just been opened for traffic a new branch of the North Eastern Railway (from Durham to Bishop Auckland) … railway works will now I think bear comparison with any of the roads and bridges that the Romans have left us. My … to Maze Pond in morning and evening. Heard Mr - - - of Leicester both times. Very dirty. 19. Went to Mr Warren's and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… been the greatest distress among all classes in all parts of the country. Let us try to be proportionably grateful. 2. … very soon also. Prostitution is carried on in some parts of London to a shameful extent, and the parishes in which … fine. 5. [Left blank. No entry until May 18] 64 18. Left Leicester at past 1 this morning, so as to get up to London …
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