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A History of the County of York North Riding
… on the west and river side of which is the fine old church of St. Columba. The main road from the bridge enters … northern end of the wide village street is the Grange. The church stands on an island in the midst of the street. In a … south wall were four two-light windows, one single light high up, and one three-light window, all with two-centred …
Magna Britannia
… now of Alexander Hamilton Hamilton, Esq. In the parish-church are the monuments of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth … 1788; and Thomas Hole, Esq., of Southbrooke, 1788. The church-yard, which is on the banks of the Exe, commands a … stood on the south side of the town, near the edge of a high and steep precipice, overlooking the river Torridge. A …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… clay and Ampthill clay, growing cereal crops. The land is high and is mainly agricultural. Gallow Brook runs through … in. deep) in the churchyard against the south wall of the church is locally known as the ' Moot-stone,' and is said to … the St. Neots and Godmanchester road at Great Paxton. The church is in the middle of the village, which includes some …
A History of the County of Hertford
… A short distance further up the hill westwards is the church of St. Andrew, on the north side of the road, and … barn with a tiled roof, and a similar barn is near the church. Further west along the village street are the Grange, … distance beyond the eastern boundary of the parish, on the High Barnet branch of the Great Northern railway. MANORS …
A History of the County of Bedford
… along the road to Stanbridge. The lowest part, known as Church End, contains the church, which stands in a shady churchyard, one or two farms … hut-dwellings have also been discovered near the church. 13 Roman coins were found on the summit of the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the parish from south to north and crosses the present high road from Stratford to Shipston-on-Stour to the north of … of Shipston-on-Stour upon the main road to Straford. The church stands on high ground a little to the east of the main road in a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… parish. The existence, however, of a substantial church and a clearly defined village gave Tredington, from … 200 The number of animals commoned was not particularly high: in 1572 the court allowed 8 horses or cows for each … in the late 18th century, but the rate was unusually high; expenditure doubled between 1803 and 1813 but had …
A History of the County of Hertford
… built along the Akeman Street, which in the town is called High Street. Small houses are being built towards Miswell … is on the site of the old one, standing in the High Street, and is a good building of timber and rough-cast … is practically never used. A ruined house called the Church House in Tring, with a garden and some land, was …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… hills cross it, near the foot of which, though yet on high ground, is the village, having the church and antient palace in another part of it, about a quarter of a mile distance eastward. The high road from Dartford by Longfield, Hartley bottom, and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 175 ft. contour. Trowbridge: street plan 1. St. James's Church. 2. Site of St. Stephen's Church. 3. Holy Trinity … and Little Trowle (here first so named) accounted to the high collector of Bradford hundred. There is no petty … in Lovemead and Back Streets, and burgages in Castle and High Streets, which he had leased for life to Margery …