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The Environs of London
… upon one of the great roads. The Roman road to StaneStreet and Sussex, passed through the parish. Situation, boundary, and extent. The village of Beddington lies near two miles to … Doomsday, the whole parish is said to contain twenty-three plough lands; it pays the sum of 263 l. 14s. to the land tax, …
Survey of London
… The Racks, was formerly part of the Campden House estate and came into the possession of the Phillimore family during … as part of a settlement on the latter's marriage, and confirmed the transaction by his will. 1 Joseph … confined to these streets and parts of the frontage to Plough Lane (now Campden Hill Road). By the late 1820's the …
A History of the County of York
… p. 2. Anglian York, p. 3. The School of York, p. 6. Danish and Viking York, p. 9. The Rule of the Earls, p. 13. The … of the city during that period, partly because systematic and extensive excavation is impossible and partly because the … among his followers who 'thenceforth proceeded to plough and to support themselves'. 77 The place-name evidence …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history. Begbroke field was mentioned in 1585, 8 and extensive traces of ridge and furrow indicate that much of the parish has been arable. … c. 1595 by mutual agreement of the lords, Richard Chetwode and Humphrey FitzHerbert. In 1603 the latter inclosed 8 …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… of late it has generally been called Gapton Hall only, and seems to have extended over two other villages, not … a free-man: he had 40 acres of land here, with half a plough, wood for 10 pigs, 1 draught horse, 2 geese, and 7 … Hopton, held 60 acres for a manor, with two bordars, one plough in demesne, and half an one among the tenants; 1 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… one occupying a roughly circular area of 2350 hectares, and lies W. of Oundle, between 330 ft. and 170 ft. above OD. The greater part is on Boulder Clay, … earlier. The greater part of the site is now under the plough, but the whole area is covered with limestone rubble …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke) BENSON The large and thriving village of Benson - by far the most populous … Crowmarsh Battle manor contained only 6 ploughlands and 4 plough-teams, though it had risen in value from 6 to 8, with … (opened by 1786) closed in 1961, and the Horse and Harrow at Rokemarsh (opened by 1876) in 1990. 7 Roke lost its …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… its extensive reserves of coal, ironstone, limestone, and clay were exploited, at times intensively as economic … quickened in the neighbouring parishes of Broseley and Madeley. Benthall, however, never rivalled Broseley as an industrial and market centre and was in effect merely an adjunct to it. …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Berrick Salome BERRICK SALOME The small and relatively scattered village of Berrick Salome occupies … street, with Parsons' Farm and its barns on the right and Plough Cottage further along. COMMUNICATIONS Berrick lies … other beer shops or off-licences included the Plough and Harrow (now Plough Cottage) on Berrick street. 18 More …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Bassett village lies 12 km. SSW. of Swindon. 1 The long and narrow parish, 563 ha. (1,391 a.), lies east-west and a head stream of the river Kennet flows north-south … across the middle of it; with Winterbourne Bassett and Winterbourne Monkton it is one of three similarly-shaped …