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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wing 223. WING (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxiv. N.W. (b)xxiv. N.E. (c)xxiv. S.W.) Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of All Saints, … badly; no structural danger is apparent. Secular a(2). Castle Hill (Fortified Mount), 300 yards N. of the church, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Northwich, Second division of the hundred of Eddisbury, S. division of the county of Chester, 1 mile (N. W.) from … Bodmin, hundred of West, E. division of Cornwall, 2 miles (S. E.) from Lostwithiel; containing 1056 inhabitants, and … miles (W. by N.) from Darlington, on the road to Barnard-Castle; containing 293 inhabitants. This parish, which …
A History of the County of Stafford
… with a mill, the total value of the manor had been 20 s. before 1066, but was 60 s. in 1086. 2 In the early 12th century there were two … from Winshill quarry was used in building work at Tutbury castle in the earlier 14th century. 11 In the late 1750s …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Easter Book probably of the 1550s was 84. 2 The township's population in 1801 was 309, rising to 357 by 1821, falling … to 5,680 by 1921 and 6,222 by 1931. In 1951 the ward's population had increased only slightly to 6,279, but it was … at Stapenhill Institute in 1919, and from 1947 by Tutbury Castle Lodge, consecrated at Hatton (Derb.) in 1897 and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the main settlement stands on a large exposure of fuller's earth 3 and the soil is stone brash resting on clay. 4 The … the northern part of the parish where it passes by Salter's hill. Ermin Street has been an important thoroughfare … 10 The ancient crossing of the river Frome near Miserden castle formed part of the drive approach to Miserden Park …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Winterborne St. Martin 49 WINTERBORNE ST. MARTIN (6489) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 68 NW, bSY 68 NE, cSY 69 SW, dSY 69 SE) … acres on both sides of the South Winterborne river 2 miles S.W. of Dorchester. It lies entirely upon Chalk, which is … 118 round barrows of almost every type but also Maiden Castle. The latter, if not the largest, is perhaps the most …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of George, Dorchester division of Dorset, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Dorchester; containing 422 inhabitants. The … formerly held here; and a fair is still kept on St. Martin's day. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the … tower crowned with pinnacles. In this parish is Maiden Castle, one of the strongest and most extensive Roman camps …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … Conqueror, in the last year of his reign, erected a strong castle here, which he placed under the command of a governor, … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the inclusion (from Wisbech Borough) of the hamlet of Ring's End, on the Nene opposite Guyhirn. Although it is … and Master of Peterhouse, rector in 1645; 9 (iii) Edmund Castle (16981750), Master of Corpus Christi, Cambridge, and … At the later date the total rents amounted to 45 5 s. 6 d. 18 As usual in the 14th century, a decline in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… electricity transmission line from Peterborough to King's Lynn. In 1839, out of a total of 2,771 acres of land in the … of 5 acres for each commonable house. Every tenant had 1 s. for each lot added to his quit-rent. The allotments … the following year he was appointed Constable of Wisbech Castle, a position which he held until at least 1446. 26 In …