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A History of the County of Buckingham
… cent); Dynton (xvi cent.). Dinton is a large parish in the Vale of Aylesbury and it lies in three hundreds. The village of Dinton and Upton hamlet are in Aylesbury … in which are preserved a number of curiosities more or less connected with the Hall. The south front was largely …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Dodnam, Douddenham (xvi cent.). This parish lies on the Herefordshire boundary of the county, on the road from Bromyard to Worcester. It is … of 898 acres of land and 10 acres covered by water, rather less than twothirds being permanent grass, while, of the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… DODDINGTON. NEXT to that of Linsted south-eastward, is the parish of Doddington, called in the record of Domesday, Dodeham. THIS PARISH is about two … used to be let to farm for forty pounds, and sometimes for less; that there were here communicants one hundred and …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Dochemeresfeld (xii cent.); Dogmeresfeld (xiii cent.). The parish of Dogmersfield is north-east of Odiham and … permanent grass, and 500 acres woods and plantations; 1 the soil is partly stiff clay and partly loam, the subsoil … G.E.C. Baronetage, v, 157. Ibid. Ibid. 158. There were no less than three injunctions from different quarters of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… St. Andrew 1 is 5 km. east of Shaftesbury (Dors.) in the south-west corner of Wiltshire. 2 Most of its lands and … including Collins, Home, and Park Gate, were of 40 a. and less. Of the demesne farm, Berry Court, half its farmstead … and afternoon services in 1783, held weekday services on holy days, and celebrated communion four times a year for an …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… DONHEAD ST. MARY Donhead St. Mary 1 is a large parish in the south-west corner of Wiltshire adjoining Shaftesbury … St. Andrew's and St. Mary's. 4 Although the churches are less than 1 km. apart their sites are very different: St. … chapel every Sunday: weekday services were held in Holy Week and at festivals. Communion was celebrated at the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Dorchester DORCHESTER The composition of the ancient parish of Dorchester is … road in the 15th century and the Abingdon Guild of the Holy Cross was established to maintain it. 27 The road was … The fortunes of the lay people in medieval Dorchester are less well documented. The 14th-century tax lists show that …
A History of the County of Surrey
… 23 miles south-west of London, 12 miles east of Guildford. The market was claimed by the Earl of Warenne and Surrey in … 12th-century style, with a tower and spire. The church of HOLY TRINITY, WESTCOTE, was consecrated in 1852. It was built by …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 1882 Dowdeswell parish, which formerly included most of the hamlet of Andoversford, lies at the edge of the Cotswold escarpment 6 km. south-east of … tracts of parkland attached to the principal houses, were less intensively cultivated. Even in the mid 19th century, in …
A History of the County of Worcester
… for administrative purposes in 1895. 1 It is on the north-western boundary of the county, and is divided into … woods and plantations. 2 Among place-names have been found Trinity Meadow, 3 Redeckes Croft, 4 Barkhill, King's Wood, 5 … the churchyard belonging to the parish church. The legacy less duty was invested in 88 11 s. 2 d. consols, producing 2 …