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A History of the County of Northampton
… the hundreds of Polebrook and Navisford, together with the castle of Fotheringhay, 16 and she retained them till her …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the first meeting was to be held at the sign of the Castle. 1 The Act of 1773 empowered them to hire a room for … the townships of Aston, Witton, Erdington, and perhaps Castle Bromwich and Water Orton) and Duddeston or Nechells …
A History of the County of Warwick
… a royalist garrison was put into Aston Hall from Dudley Castle, the Hall was promptly attacked by some 1,200 men and … of the year planted subsidiary garrisons at Stourton Castle (Staffs.), and Hawkesley House (King's Norton), … were Sir Henry Gough, of Perry, Sir John Bridgeman of Castle Bromwich, Sir John Wyrley of Hamstead, Robert Dod, and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the remains of which came to be known as ' Jack Straw's Castle.' 93 On the following morning (Friday), the peasants … and when at length he decided on escape, only Ashburnham, Berkeley and Legge were in the secret. 352 His first … He could still communicate with Ashburnham, and that night Berkeley was brought secretly to the palace and final …
A History of the County of Oxford
… England up to the Humber, and it is most probably Somerton Castle, on the Brant, near Lincoln, so there is no reason to … of the 10th century were replaced by a great Norman castle. The chronicler of the abbey of Abingdon relates how a … baron of a respectable typeRobert d'Oilli, who built the castle and the great bridge which connected Oxford with the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Langley Burrell) 21 10 /38/207 Colerne 168 /38/147 Combe, Castle 138 /38/130 Corsham 341 /38/146 Easton Grey 30 /38/137 … 32 /38/288 Latton 114 /38/249 Leigh 87 /38/289 Poulton (in Glos.) 67 /38/293 Shorncote (in Somerford Keynes, Glos.) 22 … 28 /38/217 Eastrop (in Highworth) 62 /38/237 Eaton, Castle 30 68 /38/220 Fresden (in Highworth) 8 /38/248 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the building of the town, a chief named Alric erected a castle here, which, having been demolished or suffered to … manor of Pontefract. Arms. In the reign of Edward II. the castle, then in the possession of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, … where he was beheaded on a hill in sight of his own castle, and several of the barons who had joined his party …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… earlier timber construction to survive is a cruck truss in Castle Street (57). Of the 16th-century houses, only 9 Bay … walls framed, although this may also have been true of 27 Castle Street and 30 High Street (60, 104); others are of … (272) alone has a timber front to the street, although 29 Castle Street (61) may also have been originally of this …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is said, traditionally, that King Athelstan had a castle here; a hill called Castle Hill is pointed out as its site, and some fields in … was by the Saxons called Port ceastre, either from the castle which defended its capacious harbour, or from Porth, a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… (in Calne) Cawdon Bramshaw (in Hants) Chedglow Ashley (in Glos.) Chippenham Sopworth Cricklade Shorncote (in Somerford Keynes, Glos.) Damerham 4 Tidpit (in Martin, Hants) Dole 5 Rolleston … Underditch 9 Salisbury, Old, St. Peter " Stratford-sub-Castle Warminster Norridge (in Upton Scudamore) " Pertwood …