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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… covered by an area of Plateau Gravel. Woolland village and the former hamlet of Chitcombe are spring-line … E. H. Bailey; (3) of John Feaver, 1788 and others of same family, oval inscription panel of white marble, with arms. In churchyard, ten paces S. of porch, (4) of William …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… near the middle of the parish. The walls are of stone and pebble-rubble with dressings of Weldon and Ketton stone; the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. … the words "Woley W.B."; also a pewter alms-dish with the arms of St. John of Bletsoe impaling Crawley, early …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. … in the reign of Elizabeth were possessed by the Jennison family. Woolsington Park is a handsome seat. Woolstanwood … for ventilation: over the entrance are the royal arms, carved in stone, above which is a neat cupola. It …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in east London Woolwich 12. … Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. The principal monuments are Eltham Palace, Well … or 14th-century; (2) to John Gossage, 1672, with shield-of-arms. Plate: now at St. Margaret's Church, Plumstead Common, …
The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on … possessed of it, though not by sale from the Boughton family. Sir Christopher Heydon was in possession of it in … held by Government under lease from the Bowater family 51, being parcel of the manor of Southall. This …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to St. Mary, existed here in the time of Henry I., and was united in the reign of Edward III. to the convent of … The church contains numerous monuments to the Monoux family. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. … the feasts of Pentecost and St. Bartholomew. Seal and Arms. The town received its earliest charter of incorporation …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Fitzpaine is a parish 2 m. N.E. of Lyme Regis. The church and Wootton House are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … cornice, acroteria and pediment-shaped top with shield-of-arms; (3), just N. of (2), to Sarah Palmer, 1818, servant to the Drewe family for sixty-four years. In churchyardE. of chancel, (4) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the … granted to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, in whose family it remained. 17 The foot levies of Wootton hundred …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided between 15 ancient parishes and several extraparochial places, notably Woodstock, later Blenheim, Park. Eynsham and Woodstock were boroughs and market towns. The area, lying … area here treated. 2 From the later 19th century the Mason family at Eynsham Hall built up a large estate in the west of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was in use in the 14th century. 93 In 1300 the land between the eastern arms at the north and south ends of the parish, which either was or might soon …