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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish, 702 hectares in area, lies S. of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the river for most of its length by Hardingstone parish except at its … gain a narrow access to the Nene. Its boundary on the W. and S. sides is formed by the Wootton Brook while its …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Fitzpaine is a parish 2 m. N.E. of Lyme Regis. The church and Wootton House are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … restored embattled parapet. The E. window is modern except for parts of the jambs and mullions. In the S. wall are two … Thomas Roskelly, 1755. Bell-frame: perhaps 17th-century. Chairs: In vestry two, with turned legs and stretchers and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. … century and later. Though there was some early inclosure for sheep farming the area was largely one of nucleated … a wide variety of building materials, to provide homes for people employed in Banbury and Oxford. The extent to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided between 15 ancient parishes and several extraparochial places, notably Woodstock, later … local trade and in the 18th century Woodstock became known for its steel jewellery and fine gloves, for which fashionable tourists provided a ready market; the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was in use in the 14th century. 93 In 1300 the land … and of the late 16th century or early 17th, unusually for Wootton Rivers was built on an L plan. By 1732 cottages, … of the site of the pond several houses and four bungalows for old people were built in the 20th century. In the later …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… The walls are of local rubble with freestone dressings and the roof is covered with stone slates. The late 14th or … is the only surviving part of the old church; the nave and chancel were demolished about 1883 when the modern church … ft. by 7 ft.) is of late 14th or early 15th-century date and of three storeys with a low pyramidal roof and diagonal …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, … ground, they spread themselves over the open country, for the sake of pillage; and the garrison, taking advantage … in the cathedral, and made the necessary preparations for defending their city. The assailants attacked it on the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of Oxford Worcester … Gloucester College was established in 1298 as a college for Benedictine monks of the province of Canterbury; it … a mitre and the other with three cups or chalices, perhaps for Pershore Abbey; the windows are original and have square …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… ten canons, all of whose prebends were in the king's gift, and were always referred to by their numbers. 1 A few months … granted the right of collation to Bishops Heath and Pates for their lives and Elizabeth did the same for Bishops Sandys and Whitgift. 5 From then on the diocese …