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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish of Linton, 1 which includes the former market town and Barham hamlet, lies 9 miles southeast of Cambridge. In 1961 it covered 3, 817 a. 2 and comprised a rectangular area, 2 by 1 miles, between the … to Robert's two daughters or their representatives, as co-parceners. 236 Joan, the elder daughter, had married John …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… north of Petersfield. It is intersected by the London and South Western Railway which has a station in the parish. … parish at Greatham Bridge flows for some distance east, and then directs its course centrally through Liss, dividing … In 1541 Henry VIII granted him the monastery of Amesbury (co. Wilts.) and various other possessions in exchange for …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… which is served by a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Winchester line of the Great Western Railway, lies along … Whitchurch to Newbury in the west of the parish. The soil and subsoil are chalk, and the chief crops are wheat, barley … II to Ralph Monachus or le Moyne, 4 lord of Great Easton (co. Essex), 5 to hold of him by the serjeanty of being the …
A History of the County of Northampton
… being liable to floods. The area is 1,134 acres of land and 9 of water. The population was 280 in 1921. The village, … in shape, is about 3 miles north of Higham Ferrers, and mile southwest from Ringstead and Addington Station. The … it to Dorothy and Eleanor Humfrey, the daughters and co-heirs of John Humfrey's son Edward. 45 It was conveyed in …
A History of the County of Bedford
… borders. The western boundary is formed by the River Ouse, and the land here is liable to floods; the south-east is given up to agriculture. The soil and subsoil of the upper part of the parish is clay, and of the lower part gravel. Little Barford contains 608 …
A History of the County of Northampton
… of Little Billing covers an area of 870 acres. It is long and narrow in shape and is crossed by the main road from Northampton to … on the latter's death in 1759 to his two daughters and co-heirs, in undivided moieties. 67 The younger daughter, …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Bookham LITTLE BOOKHAM Bocheham (xi cent.); Bokham (xiii and xiv cent.). Little Bookham is a small parish 2 miles … on the east by Great Bookham, on the south by Dorking and Wotton, on the west by Effingham. The area of the parish … 218. Red Bk. of Exch. (Rolls Ser.), 561. Feet of F. Div. Co. 1 & 2 Edw. I, no. 11. Chan. Inq. p.m. Edw. I, file 11, …
A History of the County of Rutland
… being on its southern border, while the River Gwash and the Great North Road form the south-west boundary. The … runs through the middle of the parish from west to east, and the ground rises gradually on each side. The parish … was held by the family of Lyndon of their manor of Easton (co. Northants). Roland de Lyndon held Easton in 1086, and the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1 Like most of the others the parish, 1,025 a., is long and narrow. Reaching from Imber in the south to Worton in the … of natural features. In 1237 the lands of Little Cheverell and of Hales manor in Great Cheverell were perambulated and … business was bought by the Market Lavington Brick and Tile Co. between 1923 and 1927 120 but closed in the early 1930s. …
A History of the County of Worcester
… to the Wigleys. It is probably of early 17th-century date, and has gabled wings at the north and south ends and a massive stone chimney to the south wing. … of the manor. 29 In 1528 Robert Morgan of South Mapperton (co. Dorset) died seised of this manor, having ordained by his …