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A History of the County of Hampshire
… it lies between the parishes of Wootton St. Lawrence and Deane. The village stands so close to the eastern border … the village stands the church of St. Leonard. The rectory and Oakley Manor, the residence of Mrs. Beach, are close to … He died about 1219, 7 leaving two daughters and co-heirs, Sibyl, who married Adam de la Bere, and Alice the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of which 721 acres are arable land, 160 permanent grass, and 8 acres woodland, 1 is on the Staffordshire border, about … was referred to as 'Churchill in the forest of Kinver,' 2 and some years later was amerced with neighbouring townships … 1429 the manor had passed to Thomas Dickens of Bobbington, co. Stafford, 35 but whether by sale or otherwise does not …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of Worcester. Bow Brook runs south along the eastern side and the Evesham and Worcester road forms the boundary on the south. The … 13348, p. 10. Cal. Close, 13413, p. 133. Feet of F. Div. Co. Hil. 30 Edw. III; see also Cal. Close, 13413, p. 525. …
A History of the County of Worcester
… The parish of Claines, on the left bank of the Severn and to the north of Worcester, has been considerably reduced … of Worcester under the Municipal Corporation Act, 1832, and in 1885 Claines was divided into North Claines and South … 232, no. 2. Pat. 26 Chas. II, pt. iv. Feet of F. Div. Co. Trin. 13 Geo. I. Ibid. Worcs. East. 9 Geo. III. Dict. …
A History of the County of Bedford
… 1,995 acres, of which 789 are arable land, 891 grass and 111 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay and gravel and the … manors of Clapham passed to Thomas Rowe of Trumpington (co. Camb.). 44 In 1591 Thomas Rowe owed 6,000 to Arden …
A History of the County of Northampton
… is laid down in grass. A stream crosses its western side and here the land is only some 100 ft. above the ordnance … with some stone marls. 2 No railway crosses the parish and the nearest station is at Thorpe, on the London Midland … William had two sons, Richard and Nigel, the Hallamshire (co. York) fees passing to Richard and the Southoe (co. Hunts) …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Wiveliscombe. It measures 4 km. from north to south, and between 2 km. and 3 km. from east to west, and its area is 1,199 ha. (2,964 … DD/TB 54/13. S.R.O., DD/TB 54/13. Ibid. DD/CH 86/2; Som. Co. Gaz. 12 Aug. 1911; inf. from Major T. F. Trollope-Bellew. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 6 miles west from Warwick on the road to Henley-in-Arden, and has a station on the Hatton to Stratford-upon-Avon branch … parish includes the township of Langley 1 to the south, and formerly included the manors of Claverdon, Langley, … issue, and his estates passed to his four daughters as co-heiresses. It appears that before this date the farm and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… (xi cent.). This parish has an area of 1,414 acres and is a long, narrow, irregularly shaped strip running up … windmills. 1 To the north the parish slopes downwards, and the main part has a level of about 100 ft. The village is … 543. Lewes Ch. (Suss. Rec. Soc.), ii. 57. Feet of F. Div. Co. Mich. 29 Hen. VIII. Pat. R. 29 Hen. VIII, pt. ii. Ibid. 7 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… acres, 564 acres being arable land, 493 permanent grass and 10 woods and plantations 1; the chief crops raised are wheat, oats and … when it escheated to the Crown. 32 In 1583 the Dacres, co-heirs of the Fitz Hughs, quitclaimed it to the Crown, 33 …