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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… type from the others in Wisbech hundred. Its nucleus is an island of gravel, not very perceptible except from the west, …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… customary tenants in 1762 by Hugh, lord Clifford. Holme Island was alienated at a later date as a freehold. The … and Meathop in the manor of Cappleside, except "all that island called Holme Island or Holme-upon-the-Sands and all manorial, seignorial, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Winchester was granted an annual fair at Witney, held on Ascension day and the three days following; 2 presumably … in a dispute over regulation or tolls. 11 The annual Ascension-day fair was confirmed in 1317, though as it was … fairs seem to have originated during the 18th century. An Ascension-day fair for horses, cattle, and pigs, evidently …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to trace in detail. The confirmation in 1317 of Witney's Ascension day fair, said then to be in abeyance, perhaps …
A History of the County of Oxford
… crossing of the river Windrush, on a limestone cornbrash island formerly lying between two branches of the river and … topography is reflected in the place name Witney ('Witta's island'), whose use to describe the 10th-century estate … the line of Puck Lane, at the highest point of the gravel island, was suggested in the 19th century, albeit for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island site, formerly jettied on the principal faades; the …
A History of the County of Essex
… and east of the parish. There are views across to Mersea Island from the higher parts. Much of the parish is glacial …
A History of the County of Oxford
… early 20th century an elaborate garden was laid out on the island opposite the house. From the late 19th century the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and remains of Godstow abbey Godstow abbey was built on an island between streams of the Thames given to the foundress …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… There are traces of a rampart at the S.E. angle of the island, and there is a small circular mound in the W. angle. …