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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… other side of the valley, on the opposite hill, stands the church, with the village called Kakestreet, at a little … was close to it. Several of them lie buried in this church; they afterwards removed to Ulcombe, Ashford, and … orle of nine crosses, formee, sable. 1 Southward from the church is Grandacre, for many years the habitation of the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… round an open space at the fork of the road, with the church on the north in a churchyard inclosed by a brick and … In the middle of the roadway, immediately in front of the church, a square, marked by four large elms, hollow with age, … construction with tiled roofs. They are two stories high and are separated from the Bell Inn by a cottage of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to Bridgwater and Taunton was possibly known as the church causeway and was paved in 1714. 14 A stone bridge had … Glastonbury road with a further short street, west of the church, known as South Street. Before inclosure of the common … an acre and were inclosed by a stone wall up to 8 ft. high. 295 A new house was built on another site in 1821, most …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… included an apparently moated area within which were the church and the grass-covered remains of what is likely to … The house belonging to the estate stood opposite the church, west of Manor Farm, and was pulled down soon after … before inclosure the proportion of meadow had been fairly high, and the tenants' common of pasture had amounted to 20 …
A History of the County of Surrey
… urns, with bones and charcoal in them, about 18 in. high, 16 in. wide at the greatest diameter, and 13 in. at the … death of the Earl of Essex, 10 who had been beheaded for high treason a few weeks earlier. Walton on Thames Manor … of yellow brick in Anglo-Norman style in 1839. The present church of St. Peter was built by Mr. J. L. Pearson, R.A., in …
A History of the County of Surrey
… miles south of Epsom, and a parish lying entirely upon the high ground on the top of the chalk hills. It measures over 3 … crosses the parish. The village lies compactly round the church, at a height of 580 ft. above the sea. In accordance … are worth comparison with the inclosures round Ashtead Church and near Pachevesham, Letherhead. Within the boundary …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the 13th century. 5 Arable land lies principally on the high ground in the NE., and the upper slopes of both valleys … Wambrook are linked by a lane from north to south past the church and other lanes link the parish with hamlets in … 9 The original settlement was probably in the area of the church, north of which lay the manor-house. Immediately south …
A History of the County of Surrey
… it, with a station opened in 1849. It is traversed by the high road from Guildford to Farnham along the Hog's Back, the … It is an exception to the almost universal rule of the church and village lying south of the chalk hills with a … over the chalk or on to it northwards. The village and church are to the north, as is most of the parish. It is …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… for meadow and pasture. 7 Upper Wanborough, around the church, is on an Upper Greensand spur commanding a view north … origin. The position of Upper Wanborough, including the church, on the Icknield Way but west of Ermine Street, … Francis, later Viscount Lovel, who was attainted for high treason in 1485. Between 1485 and 1511 the forfeited …
A History of the County of Surrey
… new streets, preserved some rural characteristics. In the High Street, which connects the East and West Hills, stands the parish church of All Saints, a short distance west of the Wandle. … to have been crossed by a ford at the spot in the present High Street where in 1602 Queen Elizabeth had a bridge built. …