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A History of the County of Gloucester
… size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … Farm, the Moravian church with dwelling attached, and the hall and former school. Brockweir Farm, which is L-shaped and … The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… cement-rendered, with a small bellcot. 97 The minister's residence is attached. There is a burial ground, and near-by a public hall was built by the Moravians in the late 19th century. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … and Benefit Society, met at the White Lion. 13 A village hall opened in 1929. It was replaced by the former R.O.F. … Sir John Hody (d. 1441), chief justice of the king's bench. 6 Fifty horsemen, a foot company from the Bridgwater …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … is a pleasant heath skirted by cottages. The Hall is an ancient brick building. There is a Roman Catholic …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich … Eltham. The principal monuments are Eltham Palace, Well Hall and Eltham Lodge. Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church of … St. Lawrence), Woolwich, stands on rising ground on the S. side of the river. The existing building replaced the …
The Environs of London
… Manor of Woolwich, in the early part of Edward the First's reign 8. In the year 1324, the manor of Woolwich belonged … know not what became of it immediately after Lady Hastings's death. Philipott says, that the Boughtons sold it to the … Lieut. Gen. George Williamson 40, 1781; Captain Robert Hall, killed by an accident on board his ship the Bridgwater, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Redbornestoke, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bedford; containing 1122 inhabitants. It … elevation. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 13. 6. 8., and has a net income of 236; the … twothirds are arable and the remainder pasture. Wootton Hall, the seat of W. Harris, Esq., stands elevated, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… NW, b SP 75 NE) Wootton parish, 702 hectares in area, lies S. of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the … a narrow access to the Nene. Its boundary on the W. and S. sides is formed by the Wootton Brook while its boundary to … Some worked flints were found in about 1962 near Wootton Hall ( c. SP 752575; NM; NDC P184). A considerable number of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to a royal estate, Woodstock manor, centred on the king's palace and park at Woodstock and encompassing several … 2 From the later 19th century the Mason family at Eynsham Hall built up a large estate in the west of the hundred. The … construction. Larger houses in the area included Eynsham Hall, Wilcote House, and the manor houses at Shipton, Stanton …