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A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in … 1336 and when let in 1480 the vicar reserved the principal chamber and parlour and stabling for two horses. 1 In 1650 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. George stands near the middle of the parish. The walls … plain pointed light, and more or less restored. The bell-chamber has, in the E., N. and S. walls, a single-light …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 6 in. XVII N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The Church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical Woolley, Parish Church of St Mary (1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands near the … of one trefoiled light, with a moulded label. The bell-chamber has in each wall a window of two trefoiled lights …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of Somerset; … commemorating the philosopher's birth, was put up in the chamber where the event took place. Woolston WOOLSTON, a … township lies on the bank of the Mersey, on the road to Manchester; and comprises 1356 acres. Near Martinscroft-Green …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead … in the stage below, but with no fleur-de-lis. The bell-chamber has in each wall a similar window. The Roof of the … from the 16th or 17th century; it consists of a small chamber with a pointed barrel-vault and an opening in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ( d)XXXVII, N.W.) Wootton Fitzpaine is a parish 2 m. N.E. of Lyme Regis. The church and Wootton House are the principal … Parish Church (dedication unknown) stands on the E. side of the parish. The walls are of flint rubble with freestone … light in the N. and S. walls. The much restored bell-chamber has, in each wall, a window of two pointed lights in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains East Wick Farm, which possibly stands on the site of what was a small village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix … of large blocks of limestone; that part may have been the chamber wing of a house which c. 1600 was probably large. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 in. XII, N.W.) North Wootton is a small parish 1 m. S.E. of Sherborne. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church Of St. Mary Magdalene stands 440 yards N.N.W. of the modern … The second stage has a small loop in the S. wall. The bell-chamber has a two-light window in the E. and W. walls, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … and the Severn, and for the conveyance of goods from Manchester and the north of England, through Worcester. The … ancient armour. On the upper story is the grand council-chamber, or ballroom, of the same dimensions as the lower …