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A History of the County of Oxford
… Hensington Road and and its branch north-east to Sturdy's Castle, which were in the care of turnpike trustees by 1804. … representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. … paid for music when an elm for the maypole was 'brought home' from combe and in 1634 the ranger of the park was wined …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, was designed by George Castle. 13 In 1924 the hall was reroofed with grey slate. 14 … the country from fair to fair. Most were whipped and sent home with passports, and from the 1620s the justices sent …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… round-headed lights divided by a round shaft with cushion or scalloped capital; the jambs have similar shafts … 16834, plain square tablet; S. of church, (4) to William Castle, 16967, and James Castle, 17(0 ?)7, head-stone with Ionic pilasters, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spot, by the proprietor, Joseph Weld, Esq., of Lulworth Castle. The site is beautifully laid out, and is much … 19. 4.; net income, 258; patrons, the Hole family. Berry Castle, an ancient Roman encampment, is in the parish. … WOOLFERTON, a township, in the parish of Richard's-Castle, union of Ludlow, hundred of Munslow, S. division of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… North Porch and the South Aisle and arcade were added or rebuilt. Drawings dated 1864 of the N. and S. sides of the … are of squared and coursed local rubble with dressings of Ham Hill stone; the roof is slate-covered. The church is … taking down stone at Bindon abbey for work at Lulworth castle (Lulworth, East, (3). The present house, 'Bindon …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area … SouthWest, South-East, and North-East fields and in West Ham and Common Reeds, amounting to 310 a., were inclosed, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Dinnington, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 5 miles (N. W. by … as the basin deepens; it is filled by the river tide, or by a steam-engine situated a few hundred yards from the … sentence of transportation is commuted for hard labour at home, and who are employed in the dockyard, arsenal, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… The walls of the old building are generally of rubble or chalk, rendered in cement or rough-cast; the dressings are of Reigate stone and the … seems to have been similar to that of the same prelate's castle at Somerton, Lincs. The palace passed into the hands …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, the proceeds to be distributed yearly at … and comprises 3119 acres, of which 1436 are common or waste. At the base of Dunkery, which is 1668 feet above … W. division of Norfolk, 2 miles (S. W. by W.) from Castle-Rising; containing 151 inhabitants. It comprises 1258 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… communities, looking to small markets at Deddington or Woodstock. Weaving and malting at Deddington were on a … fields until parliamentary inclosure in the 18th century or early 19th; groupings of two open fields later becoming … and Great Tew and smaller parks of the 18th century or earlier at North and Middle Aston, Glympton, Ledwell, …