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A History of the County of Buckingham
… has been occasionally described as the scene of Gray's Elegy. 3 A brick table tomb with plain stone slabs marks … to the east of the church is the cenotaph to the poet's memory finished by Wyatt in 1799 for John Penn. 4 The old … 66; Lipscomb, op. cit. iv, 562. Linc. Epis. Reg. Inst. Burghersh, fol. 351 d. 353. Cal. Close, 13413, pp. 158, 248. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… trough of stone; and Dr. Gale, in his Comment on Antoninus's Itinerary, says, Romancoins have been found in this parish … service. Soon after which it passed into the family of Burghersh, and Robert de Burghersh, constable of Dover castle, died possessed of it in …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Longewerde, Manesdelle, Halcroft, and St. Margaret's Wood. MANORS The manor of STUDHAM was held in the early … of Studham in that year to Henry son of Sir Bartholomew de Burghersh the elder, 30 and in 1346 Henry de Burghersh held half a fee in Studham. 31 Henry died in 1350 …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Longewerde, Manesdelle, Halcroft and St. Margaret's Wood. MANORS The manor of STUDHAM was held in the early … of Studham in that year to Henry son of Sir Bartholomew de Burghersh the elder, 30 and in 1346 Henry de Burghersh held half a fee in Studham. 31 Henry died in 1350, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… great ridge of sand hills, about midway to which is Brook's-place, near which there is on each side both coppice woods, … it is thus entered, under the title of the archbishop's land, as follows: The archbishop himself holds Sondresse. … for it was formerly part of the possessions of Barth. de Burghersh, who died possessed of it in the 29th year of king …
A History of the County of Rutland
… two holdings in THISTLETON. One was held of the Conqueror's niece, the Countess Judith, and later of the Honour of … Speaker of the House of Commons, mentioned in Shakespeare's Richard II, was son and heir of Walter. He was executed by … Laurence the Martyr of Thistleton (Linc. Episc. Reg. Bp. Burghersh, 30). A tablet below the chancel arch records the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… intersected east and west by the old earthwork called Grim's Dyke. At the foot of these hills lie Tring Park and the … entirely the property of small holders. According to Defoe's Tour, 1 Tring Park, 'of 300 acres, of which part is on the … 15 Chas. I, 36. Ibid. East. 1660, 10. Linc. Epis. Reg. Burghersh. Chant. Cert. Aug. Off. 27, No. 20; and Aug. Off. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the principal roads of Britain, 9 was one of the parish's chief roads. Today the Watlington portion of it is partly a … thickness. 15 The principal manor-house and Oseney Abbey's grange were certainly in this area. The earliest reference … d.d. Par. Watlington (uncat.), MS. Hist. Linc. Reg. iv, Burghersh, f. 14. For a drawing see B.M. Add. MS. 36377/148. …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and other appurtenances, to Tidemann de Lymbergh, the king's merchant, and his heirs and assigns for 1,000 years, saving … (co. Oxon.), by Matilda daughter and co-heir of Sir John Burghersh. In 1437 22 he founded the Ewelme Hospital or God's … the arms of de la Pole impaling the forked-tailed lion of Burghersh. Hist. MSS. Com. Rep. ix, App. i, 218 a. See also …
A History of the County of Rutland
… about 1212, when Alan was holding Whissendine as a knight's fee. 12 He died in 1233, leaving by his second wife … of Whissendine. 19 This half fee was held of the Brus's purparty of the Honour of Huntingdon. 20 Thomas died seised … Cal. Close R. 13436, p. 76. Linc. Episc. Reg. Instit. Bp. Burghersh. The return of 1428 still mentions Lindores Abbey ( …