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A History of the County of Gloucester
… 8 the patrons in 1972. 9 The living was worth £16 13 s. 4 d. yearly in 1291 10 and was augmented in the early 14th … rector in 1340. 11 The rectory had a yearly value of £22 0 s. 10 d. in 1535 12 and included 60 a. of glebe c. 1584. 13 … of Stroud, and the south transept, which housed a small museum in 1972, has some 17th-century monuments to the Driver …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Aylesbury 6. AYLESBURY. (O.S. 6 in. xxviii. S.E.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary, stands … than the 17th century; they are now in the Aylesbury Museum. (54). Green End House, is of two storeys and an …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Coleshill, county of Flint, North Wales, 3 miles (E. by S.) from Holywell; containing about 2300 inhabitants. This … this eminence, the ancient line of demarcation called Wat's Dyke proceeds through the township to its termination by … preserved among the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum. In 1329, Matthew de Englefield obtained for the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the Batch, Heath 5 or Snowdon brook, or the Mert. 6 Badger's northern boundary, with Beckbury, follows field edges and … to in the name Badger (which probably means 'Baecg's ridge tip'), 9 the land falls steeply west to the river and … (made on site) with stone quoins. New rooms included a museum, library, and conservatory, and fine plasterwork by …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… ploughing in the Dryhill area, are in Gloucester City Museum. 3 A fragment of Romano-British pottery from … 40), on a steep slope near the foot of the escarpment (O.S. records). (1) Roman Villa (SO 93171689) at Dryhill (map, … terrace near the foot of the escarpment, lies 150 yds. S. of a small brook and about the same distance N.E. of a …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… a Dobunnic capital and perhaps identifiable with Ptolemy's Corinion (A. L. F. Rivet in Civitas Capitals of Roman … of dyke 'a' is not certainly a dyke. Undated enclosures S. of Scrubditch Farm, around SP 01220795, are of uncertain … from near SP 011068 (two of the urns are in Corinium Museum) and two Romano-British inhumations inserted in dyke …
A History of the County of Oxford
… William Burnel, Archdeacon of Wells, in 1304 of Burnel's Inn, now part of Christ Church. Despite the clear … 5 From these we learn that the number of Dervorguilla's scholars had been sixteen. Sir Philip added six further … of the exterior, by J. C. Buckler, are in the British Museum, 3721, 789. Witness Jewitt's drawing of the Compton …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 13th century, 1 stood just outside South Bar or St. John's Bar. The only record of its buildings, which were … for use as a school. 4 The buildings occupied by St. John's Priory School in Priory Road are reputed to include the … castle site and possibly from the chapel, is in Banbury Museum. Ann. Mon. (Rolls Ser.), iii. 76; cf. ibid. ii. 296. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… A well on the west side of the town, known as St. Stephen's Well, may have been regarded as a holy well. 18 The town … of the area probably followed soon after Birinus's mission to Wessex in 634 and the foundation of his see at … volumes. Accommodation included a lending library, a small museum, and rooms for reference, magazines, general reading, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… grant of their own excise. In 1746, the Duke of Cumberland's troops, on their march to Culloden, passed through the … of native talent, was founded in 1828, and has collected a museum of natural history, antiquities, and curiosities, … of neap and spring tides. A patent slip, on Morton's principle, has been constructed in the harbour. …