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A History of the County of Worcester
… bound it on the south and east, and it is also watered by a tributary of Leigh Brook, on which stands Acton corn-mill. 2 The parish … Heming, who died in 1777, Mary his wife, 1776, and other members of his family. On the north wall is a mural monument …
A History of the County of Stafford
… joint townships and chapelries within the ancient parish of Baswich, 1 now form a single civil parish, 2 the area of which is 2,594 acres and … of Teddesley, retaining, however, the rights of common. 79 Members of the Littleton family had already acquired land in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The ancient parish of Adderbury 1 covered an area of 6,045 a. and included the townships of Adderbury East (2,058 a.), … richly furnishing the house, and on the gardens, so as to make it 'fit for a family who at that time were not possessed … 164 Robert Parsons (16471714), chaplain to several members of the Rochester family and at one time the vicar's …
A History of the County of Surrey
… which lies on the chalk and Thanet sand, comprises an area of 3,359 acres. It still remains rural, notwithstanding the … from the former, and the Croydon borough waterworks, with a well 205 ft. deep, tunnels and reservoirs are situated in … to embattle in 1270. The site of the castle lies half a mile east of Castle Hill Farm and occupies a spur of rising …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… signifying, as I imagine, the town or territory of Adda, or Edda, its antient Saxon owner; tun in Saxon being a town or territory inclosed with a hedge or fence. THE PARISH of Addington is not unpleasantly …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Parishes Adlestrop ADLESTROP Adlestrop is a small rural parish on the eastern border of … in a commanding position, have largely been cleared to make way for arable land. Until the 19th century the high … Adlestrop, formerly monastic property, has been owned by members of the Leigh family since 1553, 45 and soon after he …
Magna Britannia
… commonly called St. Ann or St. Tane 1, lies in the hundred of Lesnewth and deanery of Trigg-minor, about a mile and a half south from Camelford. It contains the small villages …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Adwell ADWELL The ancient parish lies south-east of the main London road, some 13 miles distant from Oxford, … parish of Adwell. Adwell Farm in Postcombe was, therefore, a detached part of the parish until 1882, when it was … and 2 cows in Adwell and Postcombe. The most prominent members of the village community belonged to the family of …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… bell-tower (xv cent.). This parish contains the townships of Ainderby Steeple, Morton, Thrintoft and Warlaby, the … are wheat, oats and barley. The soil is alluvial, on a subsoil of Red Sandstone and Marls with recent Alluvium in … at Ainderby and Morton are now disused. The parish as a whole lies low, being about 100 ft. above ordnance datum. …
A History of the County of Surrey
… (xiv cent.), Aldbury (sometimes in xviii cent.). Albury is a parish 5 miles east of Guildford and 7 miles west of Dorking. The parish is … on a raised platform, is an altar-tomb to Mr. Drummond, members of whose family are commemorated by slabs with brass …