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A History of the County of Oxford
… Its area in 1881 was 679 acres, of which 216 were detached meadow (Revell Mead) and lay in Clifton Hampden. 5 The only … naturally played an important part in the economy. Burcot's fields lie 169 ft. above sea-level along the … devoted solely to spiritual uses. The chapel, dedicated to ST. MARY, is a small brick building, consisting of nave, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Wergs 1 mile north-east of the village and Palmer's Hill. The Methodist chapel, built in 1864 and rebuilt in … acres), Lendecumbe (151 acres), as well as 10 acres of meadow dispersed over the manor. Manors There are several … During the restoration a painting of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian was found over the chancel arch, but it was not …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… his death Stephen Hatfield, who was holding half a knight's fee in Burghfield in right of his wife in 1428. 35 In 1430 … thus secured the water rights. 151 CHURCH The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN was erected in 1843 on an old site. It … no. 59; 34 Edw. III, no. 86; 23 Ric. II, no 34. John de St. Philibert appears as the overlord in 1333, but this may …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of the adjoining parish of Aylesford obtained the king's letters patent, granting this spring, and the land in which … servants, and one mill of six shillings, and 10 acres of meadow. Wood for the pannage of 20 hogs. . . . . . . In the … part of the possessions of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem in England. Pope Boniface VIII. who …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… who in his autobiography speaks of it thus:'My father's residence in Hampshire, where I have passed many light and … of land, in frankalmoign, to the prior and convent of St. Swithun, Winchester, 38 receiving in exchange the manors … manor was divided between their two sisters and coheirs Catherine and Mary, the former of whom married Christopher …
A History of the County of Rutland
… that he entertained royalty more than once, 7 Ben Jonson's masque of the 'Gipsies' being presented by a company of … his wife. He left a daughter Alice, who married Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Huntingdon. 16 On the death of Alice without … regicides in October 1660 and he was councillor to Queen Catherine. He died in December 1682, when his eldest son, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… again gave it, with the land of Wyk, to the monastery of St. Augustine, 1 as free as his lord had given it to him, … under the general title of the land of the church of St. Augustine: In the marsh of Romenel, the abbot himself … The shire testifies that Bedenesmere was St. Augustine's in the time of king Edward the Confessor, and the abbot …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 1 The overlordship descended in that family, one knight's fee here being recorded among the Stafford fees in 1212, 2 … of considerable importance. Church The parish church of ST. BARNABAS AND ST. NICHOLAS is a small building consisting of a chancel with …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… village end is known as the 'Church Wind.' The church of St. Lambert lies at the head of this lane, and the Hall is … about a mile northeast, there is a corn-mill near low meadow ground called The Bottoms. Newton House, standing in a … Hugh son of Gernegan confirmed land here to St. Leonard's Hospital, 17 and his descendants the Marmions continued to …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… school and some 17th-century cottages. Opposite is Baldwin's Brass Foundry, in front of which is a 17th-century house … common known as Littleworth Common stands the church of St. Anne with its adjacent vicarage. Cippenham Liberty … original use had long been lost sight of. A chantry at St. Catherine's altar in Burnham Abbey Church was founded in 1338 …