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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… The parish, some 980 hectares in area, is bounded on the S. by the R. Tove, on the S.W. and S.E. by S.-flowing tributary streams and on the N.E. by …
A History of the County of Essex
… the road about ½ mile from Ongar. To the west of it, lying close together to the north of the road, are the parish … larger in 1777 than it was a hundred years later. 28 O.S. 2½ in. Map, sheet 52/50. Area 683 acres. See Chipping … Tithe Map (1838): E.R.O., D/CT 153B. Cf./Tithe Map and O.S. 6 in. Map (1st edn.), sheet 1 (1873-4). E.R.O., Q/SR …
A History of the County of Essex
… nor if it were is it clear of which two portions Ralph's holding was part.' 31It seems most likely, however, that … Serlo. 34Greenstead thus became part of Richard de Lucy's honor of Ongar, and the tenancy in chief of the manor … Feet of F. Essex, ii, 24. Newcourt, Repert. ii, 288. Cal. Close, 1346-9, 51. Complete Peerage, ii, 246. Ibid.; Cal. …
A History of the County of Essex
… Philip Budworth, lord of the manor. The rector exercised a close supervision over it. 19 It provided 33 places, … D/P 30/28/18. Nat. Soc. Enquiry, 1846-7, 8-9. Kelly's Dir. Essex (1855, 1862). E.R.O., D/AEM 1/1/1; Retns. Elem. Educ. H.C. 201, pp. 112-13 (1871), lv. Kelly's Dir. Essex. (1878, 1882, 1922). The school was sold in 1890 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Greenwich 5. GREENWICH. (O.S. 6 in. London, Sheets (a)O, (b)P.) The Borough of Greenwich … and St. Luke, Charlton, the Royal Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, Charlton House, the Royal Observatory, … have been done to the unfinished building until near the close of the century, when Queen Mary conceived the idea of …
Old and New London
… Greenwich CHAPTER XIII. GREENWICH. "On Thames's bank, in silent thought we stood Where Greenwich smiles … pleasing dreams the blissful age renew, And call Britannia's glories back to view, Behold her cross triumphant on the … queen of Edward IV., on some frivolous pretence, to close confinement in the Abbey at Bermondsey, where some …
The Environs of London
… from London. The parish is bounded by Deptford, St. Paul's; Lewisham; Charlton; and the extraparochial hamlet of … soon afterwards to Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the King's uncle, who in 1433, had the Royal licence to fortify and … they fell together as fast as they could, in imitation of close fight; after which Mr. Chamberlain, and divers of the …
Old and New London
… FOR SEAMEN, &c. "Go, with old Thames, view Chelsea's glorious pile, And ask the shattered hero whence his smile? … Greenwichgo, And own what raptures from reflection flow." S. Rogers, "Pleasures of Memory." Greenwich Hospital as a … Long have ye known Reflection's genial ray, Gild the calm close of Valour's various day. Time's sombrous touches soon …
Old and New London
… &c. "To Greenwiche, that many a shrew is in." Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Gradual Extension of LondonGreenwich as … Withers and Colonel Disney Residents hereQueen Elizabeth's CollegeThe Jubilee AlmshousesBaths and WashhousesThe … ermine cloak being thrown back in front, revealing a rich close-fitting dress, while round the shoulders is a massive …
Old and New London
… HillGreenwich Park at Fair-timeThe WildernessThe Ranger's LodgeThe Princess Sophia of Gloucester a Resident at … rode a-Maying from Greenwich to the high ground of Shooter's Hill, where, as they passed by the way, they espied a … the second volume, his life's weary toil was brought to a close, on the last day of the year 1719. Flamsteed was …