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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… for the parish church of Christ Church was opened on the west side of the old town in 1926. The large-scale expansion … was entitled to tithes in kind from the tithing of Walcot, West Swindon Closes, Okus Farm, and most of Eastcott. He also had the tithe of sheep, wool, and lambs from West Swindon Fields, 25 s. for 18 beast leazes on Mandown, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… East Infants (1957), 342, Junior (1959), 450; Walcot West Infants (1957), 312, Junior (1959), 382; Walcot … charity was represented by a rent-charge of 2 10 s. from West Swindon Mead. Before 1701 Edmund Goddard devised an … Farm (Edmund Goddard's Charity), another of 2 10 s. from West Swindon Mead (Hutchins, Lord, and Cuss Charities), and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… summit of the hill, somewhat over a mile long from east to west, consists of successive exposures of Purbeck and … from north to south and the same distance from east to west; it contained 3,136 acres. 4 Swindon Hill lies near its … occupation is from Roman times. A Roman building near the west end of Westlecott Road was excavated in 1897. 5 Swindon …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… a tithingman to the manorial court. The manors of East and West Swindon were also represented by tithingmen at the … to serve in person or by proxy. 5 Of these 46 16 were in West Swindon and the borough, 14 in Eastcott, 10 in … by a few poor families. 20 Land for a pest-house in West Swindon Field was given by Ambrose Goddard in 1753. The …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… or HIGH SWINDON. From the mid 16th century the manor of West Swindon was joined to it, and the whole property was … described as the manors of OVER AND NETHER SWINDON, or WEST AND EAST SWINDON. 3 Although these terms indicated a … from the early 19th century, as did two bay windows at the west end of the 18th-century range. Further extensions were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish of Coverham, union of Leyburn, wapentake of Hang-West, N. riding of York, 7 miles (S. W.) from Middleham. The … and varied. The river Sow runs along the boundary on the west, and the roads from Stone to Chester and from Newcastle … embattled towers and turrets. The village is seated on the west side of the river Ure. Large tracts of moor in the …
Swyncombe
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Chiltern hills c.5 km south of Watlington and 11 km north-west of Henley-on-Thames. 1 Settlement is scattered amongst … followed early routes, notably Icknield Way in the north-west, sections of roads linking Britwell Salome, Russell's … regular course through woods and fields, while the south-west boundary near Ewelme park partly followed the contours …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the roofs are slate-covered. The chancel-arch and West Tower were built c. 1400. The Chancel and Nave were … date, with moulded jambs and two-centred head. The West Tower (6 ft. by 8 ft.) is of c. 1400 and of three …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… on the east down to the valley of the river Frome on the west. The higher ground is formed by the Great Oolite and the … 3 The main piece of woodland was Calley wood in the north-west corner, which may take its name from 13th-century owners … I. Fairlie. The oldest part of the house is at the north-west corner, and the short eastern wing, which has an upper …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Common, comprises an area of 4043 a. 17 p., chiefly on the west side of the river Don. About one-fifth is in pasture; …