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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… S.W.) Batcombe is a small parish 7 m. N.E. of Beaminster. The church and the cross are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … the S. part of the parish. The walls are of local rubble and flint with freestone dressings; the roofs are tiled. The …
The Environs of London
… Battersea BATTERSEA. Etymology. The parish of Battersea lies in the hundred of Brixton, and is situated near the river Thames, about three miles from … we fetched most of our cherries from Holland, apples from France, and had hardly a mess of rath ripe peas but from …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Bawdrip Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Elizabeth Stradling in 1805 and Grace Callow by will proved 1875 each left £100 for the poor. Dinah Ritchie gave £100 in 1856 for bread and coal and Frances Stribbling Warren provided £50 for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bayford - Beanacre Bayford BAYFORD, a hamlet, in the parish of StokeTrister, union of Wincanton, hundred of … (St. Peter) BAYLHAM ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union and hundred of Bosmere and Claydon, E. division of Suffolk, 3 … by others to have been the result of a quarrel between the French and the Cornish men in the service of the king, who …
Old and New London
… Baynard's Castle and Doctors' Commons CHAPTER XXIV. BAYNARD'S CASTLE, DOCTORS' … COLLEGE. Baron Fitzwalter and King JohnThe Duties of the Chief Bannerer of LondonAn Old-fashioned Punishment for … was convenient for escape, and Fitz-Walter flew to France. Tradition says that in 1214 King John invaded France, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Beanley - Beckenham Beanley BEANLEY, a township, in the parish of Eglingham, union of Alnwick, N. division of Coquetdale ward and of Northumberland, 9 miles (W. N. W.) from Alnwick; … It comprises about 2000 acres, of which 1000 are pasture and moorland, and 1000 arable; the soil, generally, is a …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Beccles Beccles. There is no subject more pleasing to the thoughtful mind than a contemplation of the changes … beholds from the bold promontory on which it stands a wide and fertile valley, smiling beneath the industry of man. He sees churches, villages, and mansions, thickly studded along its wooded banks, and a …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Beckingham BECKINGHAM. B echingham was a Beru of Lanum, the archbishop of Yorks Sok. There was also a manor of Roger de Buslies fee, which before his time Osbern had, and discharged the geld or tax for it as three bov. 1 The … the man (or tenant) of Roger had one plow, or car, and fifteen acres of meadow, pasture wood seven qu. long, one …
The Environs of London
… Beddington BEDDINGTON. Etymology. The name of this parish has experienced little variation; in … upon one of the great roads. The Roman road to StaneStreet and Sussex, passed through the parish. Situation, boundary, … chamber. Having been employed upon some public business in France, he became, as many other young men have been, so …
Survey of London
… Bedford Street and Chandos Place Area Bedford Street CHAPTER XI - Bedford … and Chandos Place Area Bedford Street A stone now in the garden of the Bedford Office in Bloomsbury is incised … of universities and academies in the cities of Italy, France and Germany. The Musaeum was intended rather to teach …