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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… CROPHILL-BUTLER. So called because it was long held by the Family of Butlers, of Warington, in the County of Lancaster. In the Conqueror's great Survey it … were other Benefactors here to the Priory of Thurgarton of less Condition, as William, Son of Robert de Leik, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Cropredy CROPREDY The ancient parish of Cropredy covered 8,716 a. in the extreme north of the county, in a triangular area lying … were built to replace existing ones in the village. No less than three of the old farm-houses in the village, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Crowcombe CROWCOMBE The parish of Crowcombe lies on the south-west slope of the … celebrated in his oratory at Leigh. 249 The church of the HOLY GHOST, in local red sandstone with grey stone dressings, … in the 18th century, was alternatively given as the Holy Trinity in 1861 and the Holy Cross in 1869. 250 The building …
A History of the County of Oxford
… is a small and remarkably narrow parish. It stretches from the Lower Icknield Way, which forms its northern boundary, … The stint for the common was fixed at one sheep per acre, less than a third of the allowance stipulated in 1728. 138 In … was rebuilt, a south doorway was added, and perhaps the holy-water stoup which is now in the south porch. A new font …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 miles from north to south and 1 mile from west to east. The soil is heavy, being derived from the underlying boulder … 132 In 1327 most of the 44 people taxed at Croxton paid less than 2 s., but 13 who paid between 2 s. and 4 s. and 4 … and in the parish 'a strong disinclination to come to the Holy Table', despite celebration only four times a year. Kidd …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parishes Croydon cum Clopton CROYDON CUM CLOPTON The parish of Croydon cum Clopton, 1 16 km. south-west of … heir was his eldest surviving son Edmund, 178 already in holy orders and a pluralist. 179 Of Edmund's three … may represent the shapes of the earlier furlongs, but a less regular pattern near the northern boundary suggests …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… north-east of Malmesbury. 2 It took its name either from the stream flowing through it or from the mineral spring south-east of the church. 3 Besides … the cottages north of it are also 17th century. Chelworth, less populous than Chedglow in 1377, remained a small …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… parish, distant 3 miles west from Burghclere station on the Great Western Railway. The general rise of the ground is from south to north, the … of 771 ft. at the Three Legged Cross in the northwest, in less than a mile and a half. The little group of buildings …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 1,264. Cubbington is a parish and large village almost in the centre of the county, 2 miles north-east of Leamington Spa, with … 325 ft. on the east and west boundaries of the parish to less than 200 ft. by the Leam. 1,085 acres were inclosed by …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Cucufeld, Kukufeld (xi. cent.); Cokefeld (xiv. cent.). The River Ouse in places forms the northern boundary of … Heath to Balcombe, which forms the eastern boundary. Holy Trinity Church lies at the south end of the main street. A …