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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 36 p., of which 2746 acres are arable, meadow, and pasture land. It is situated on the river Medway, which has a wharf … Stourbridge to Bromsgrove, comprises 1465 a. 1 r. 23 p. of land, interspersed with coppice wood. The soil is generally … been commuted for 140, and the glebe comprises 30 acres of land. The church has a wooden tower with a low spire. …
Old and New London
… that he was entitled to the full building value of the land, there being at that time, in his opinion, no … and Vauxhall Water Company, covering several acres of land. The works include four reservoirstwo high-level and two … still presents a rural aspect, and large tracts of meadow-land are yet to be found within its borders. From the high …
A Dictionary of London
… grant was made to Michael Northburgh, bishop of London, of land near the stone wall of the bishop's palace, between the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… in 1346, the Foundress had bought a narrow strip of land in the N.W. part of the present site and in 1351 this … building was begun before the acquisition in 1389 of more land to the south. By 1363 reference is made to Pembroke … expense of Matthew Wren, Bishop of Ely 163867, partly on land previously occupied by St. Thomas' Hostel. Wren, a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 31 Beyond them, at the extreme west was a small portion of land which in the Middle Ages was waste land, but which was occupied by some small tenements from … Church in 1888. Immediately to the east of Broadgates was land of Abingdon Abbey, and beyond it land of New College. …
Survey of London
… of H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands.) 19Survey of land in Privy Garden belonging to Rt. Hon. the Earl of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… comprises a moderate portion of arable and pasture land, the whole, with the exception only of a very small … It contains a large tract of arable and pasture land, inclosed and cultivated, comprising about 5600 acres, … but the views that some parts command of sea and land are extensive and delightful; Tenby, and Lundy and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… it appears that Edward the Confessor held half a hide of land here. At the Conquest it passed to the Lacys, from whom … the hamlet, near which one of its stations is situated. Land was assigned to the vicar of Battersea, in lieu of … thirty in number, and built on about two acres of freehold land given by Mr. Browne. Among the contributors to their …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… a comfortable residence, and a glebe of six acres of good land, valued at 14 per annum. The church is a venerable … extent, of profitable cultivation; while the remaining land consists of arable ground producing most kinds of crops … roofs, or improved in various ways. Large tracts of waste land have been progressively brought into tillage, …