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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in average breadth; it includes Leith Hill, and comprises 4176 acres, of which 563 are common or waste. … to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal Society, of which he was a member, and the author of Sylva …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wotton Underwood … detail of the same period remains. The history of the building has been much obscured by drastic restorations … in the S. aisle; the walls of the chancel were heightened, and possibly the nave was widened towards the N. in the 15th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire … green; the walls are of stone rubble, partly irregular and partly squared; the dressings are of stone. The roof of … more regularly set stones in the W. bay show the change of building in the 14th century; the buttresses are of the 15th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… is a small parish on the S. side of the Stour estuary and 5 m. W. of Harwich. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of … the middle of the parish. The walls are of septariarubble and brick with dressings of limestone; the roofs are tiled. … wing was added or rebuilt in the 16th century. Inside the building the W. wing has original moulded ceiling-beams and …
A History of the County of Rutland
… to in the Northamptonshire Geld Roll of about 1075, and the southern portion of the Wapentake of Wiceslea in the … in 1256, leaving a son William, 6 who became Earl of Warwick and died in 1268 without issue, leaving as his heir his nephew, William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, who held the county, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is a small parish 6 m. E. of Beaminster. The church and Wraxall Manor are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … on the E. side of the parish. The walls are of local stone and flint rubble with freestone dressings; the roofs are … windows of similar character to those in front. Inside the building, the staircase-hall is entered by a high stone arch …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and … of 700, of which 250 were a grant from the Incorporated Society, 200 a contribution from the Rev. S. Clissold, the … has a glebe of 26 acres. The church is a modern brick building: for many years, divine service was performed in a …
A Dictionary of London
… South out of London Wall, west of Carpenters' Hall (O. and M 1677-Boyle, 1799). Called "Wrestley's Court "in Strype, 1755 and Boyle. Had houses only on the west side, the eastern side … them in 1301 "The Newemeyne" (New Household). The King's Society and The Society of Shipup (Riley Mem. xxj.). Wynges …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (d)li. S.E. (e)lii. S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). … Colchester. The remains consist only of one angle of a building standing about 8 ft. high. ConditionRuinous. Secular …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly … 19th centuries Admaston Spa was a centre for local genteel society, and in 1851 the locality was known for its …