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A History of the County of Hampshire
… Sheep Sutton (xviii cent.). Long Sutton is a small village and parish lying south-east of Crondall, 6 miles south from Winchfield Station on the main line of the London and South Western Railway. The parish covers an area of 2,290 … 22. Recov. R. Mich. 21 Chas. II. rot. 149. Feet of F. Div. Co. Mich. 21 Chas. II. Ibid. Hants, Mich. 28 Geo. III. Recov. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Langport, is well over 4 miles long from east to west, and nearly 2 miles at its widest point. It includes the hamlet of Knole and the deserted village of Bineham in the east, the … For a short time in the 1920s the Wessex Shirt and Collar Co. Ltd. had a factory producing shirts, collars, pyjamas, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… arable land; 605 acres are laid down to permanent grass, and there are 42 acres of woods and plantations. 2 An Inclosure Act was passed in 1809 and … or hithewards in the 14th century, and descended to co-heirs, one of whom was Thomas Frenshe alias King, living …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of which about three-fourths is pasture. 1 Wheat, barley and beans are the chief crops grown. The soil is marl and sandy loam and the subsoil Keuper Marls. Longdon Marsh, … also a John son of Nicholas de Muchgros. Feet of F. Div. Co. 16 Edw. IV, no. 109. Sir Edward Croft (d. 15467) held …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of the River Test. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The total area is 5,327 acres, of which 2,884 acres are arable land, 599 acres permanent grass and 1,324 acres woods and plantations. 1 The greater part of … Gilbard son and heir of Nicholas Gilbard of Woodborough (co. Wilts.) released to Robert Ingpen of Southampton all his …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… overlooking the Test valley. The soil is chalk, peat and gravel with a subsoil of chalk, and the chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. There are … Percy, 12 who had married Joan one of the five sisters and co-heirs of William. William de Percy, however, gave up his …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Longworth stretches across from the Thames to the Ock, and has an area of 2,291 acres, of which 1,018 acres are arable land, 1,097 acres permanent grass, and 35 acres woods and plantations. 1 The village is situated … 58; Star Chamb. Proc. bdle. 15, no. 290. Feet of F. Div. Co. Hil. 29 Hen. VIII. L. and P. Hen. VIII, xiii (2), g. 734 …
A History of the County of Durham
… from 100 ft. to 170 ft. above sea-level, but at the south and north contact with the Tees the surface descends very steeply to the river, and here the banks are clad with trees. Between these … Bernard, who died without issue, and three daughters her co-heirs: Anne, wife of Sir Robert Brandling, Elizabeth, wife …
A History of the County of Oxford
… This parish of 1,765 acres 1 lies midway between Oxford and Banbury and 4 miles from the ancient market-town of Deddington. It is … L. Heyf. 27; 33 Geo. III, c. 180. Blo. L. Heyf. 5. Oxon. Co. Bridges (1878); J. M. Davenport, Oxon. Bridges, 5. V.C.H. …
A History of the County of Worcester
… This parish lies on the Herefordshire border of the county and is bounded on the east for some distance by Sapey Brook. … follows its western boundary line for some distance, and at Three Gates is crossed by a road which leads through … by Sibyl Sturmy. 12 Possibly Maud and Sibyl were sisters, co-heirs of a former owner, the manor from that time …