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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the roof is masked by a segmental plaster ceiling, and the common rafters are also ceiled. Purse Caundle, The Manor …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 197 inhabitants. It comprises 1597 acres, of which 708 are common or waste. The living is annexed to the vicarage of … The parish comprises 2370 acres, of which 1120 are common or waste land. The living is a rectory, valued in the … parish comprises 1896 acres, of which 608 are uninclosed common, about 20 woodland, 25 pasture, and the remainder …
Old and New London
… Englishman." FAIRFAX HOUSE, PUTNEY. West Lodge, on Putney Common, was for some years the home of Douglas Jerrold, who … A pillar was erected, mainly at his instance, on the Common, which bears the following inscription:"The Right Hon. … the river and the metropolis are obtained. Like Wimbledon Common, Hounslow Heath, and other open spots round London, …
The Environs of London
… The waste land is very extensive, consisting of a small common adjoining to that of Barnes, the whole of Putney heath, and the greater part of Wimbledon common, in which the parishes are marked out by posts placed … of Devonshire, who died in 1659; and Thomas Payne, Esq. serjeant at arms, who died in 1698. Near the rails of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… (14) Cultivation Remains. The date of the enclosure of the common fields was before 1662 (NRO, map of north part of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a good proportion is woodland, and 316 acres are or were common; the soil, for the most part, is clay to a … It comprises 1170 acres of cultivated land, and 1132 of common or waste; and is situated on the road from Bridgwater … This parish comprises 1412 a. 3 r. 31 p., of which 529 are common or waste; and is beautifully situated on the road from …
A Dictionary of London
… of " Ethelred " or" Ethered "was one of the names of most common occurrence in Saxon times. The name " Ripa Reginae" …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and the number of fields had fallen to four. 56 The common meadows and pastures, like the open fields, were small … Longmead, Horsebrook, and Cattleland. 57 The extent of common meadow and pasture may have decreased through … In 1605, in a survey of customary tenants' land, only five common meadows and pastures were mentioned, and much of the …