Search
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Churches CHURCHES The church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW, near the remains of Hyde Abbey, consists of chancel 28 ft. 1 in. by 18 ft. 4 in., small north vestry, north chapel 23 ft. … two stories undivided by string courses and surmounted by a pyramidal tiled roof into which the roof of the nave cuts. …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, well placed on a river navigable by small craft to the foot of St. Giles … Henry I extended the fair-time for a further five days in exchange for lands taken from the bishopric. Stephen 1 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winton, Wyncestre (xiii cent. et seq.). Winchester lies in the valley of the Itchen, surrounded by chalk down-land. … castles or set saltirewise. Conjecture alone furnishes a description of 'Caer Gwent,' the Celtic Winchester, and …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester The borough BOROUGH In spite of the tradition that the … was created by Ethelwulf, father of Alfred the Great, in A.D. 856 1 there is no authentic evidence of its existence …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle History THE CASTLE The authentic history of Windsor Castle cannot be … as to the early history of Windsor which were current in the 14th and 15th centuries. 1 During the Saxon period, … The work at the castle was advanced enough for its use as a royal residence before the end of the 11th century, and …
Survey of London Monograph
… Windsor Herald WINDSOR HERALD The office of Windsor is said to have been instituted for the … if, as seems probable, 'Andrew Windsor Norroy' who occurs in 1338 was Windsor herald the institution antedates the … Windsor) sun-burst, that is, golden sunrays shooting from a bank of cloud. 1. ANDREW ( temp. Ed. III). See Norroy (3). …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Winestead (St. German) WINESTEAD ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of … earth. The late Walter Trevelyan, Esq., soon after its discovery, erected a large bath of stone, and conveyed to it …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Introduction Introduction Lying on what was formerly the Derbyshire side of the river Trent, Winshill was transformed in the mid 19th century from a secluded settlement into a large village with extensive …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wirswall Winterburn, with Flasby WINTERBURN, with Flasby, a township, in the parish of Gargrave, union of Skipton, E. division of … about half a mile west of the Ermin-street, and, from the discovery of various remains, appears to have been well known …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 miles north of Wisbech. The … Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. This stream has shrunk to a shadow of its former self but is an important boundary, …