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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… It has been suggested that such parishes along the county's eastern edge were originally settled by men moving westward … of Oxford, to John of Sawston (d. after 1275), whose widow Catherine held 121 a. there of Roger in 1279. 107 John's son … was William Hutchinson, rector 15901605 and archdeacon of St. Albans. 333 Thomas Sutton's presentee, Abraham Bedell, …
Magna Britannia
… ancient chronicle as a manor belonging to the monastery of St. Bees in 1315, at which time James Douglas, with a party … and deanery of Copeland, belonged formerly to the abbey of St. Mary in York; it is now in the patronage of the Earl of … Argent. Croglin was purchased of the Duke of Wharton's trustees, by Charles, Duke of Somerset, from whom it …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the 12th century, possibly during the 'anarchy' of Stephen's reign by a member of the Folliott family. Its position is … to the land of Richard de Muchgros.' 61 The priory of St. Bartholomew, Gloucester, founded by King Henry III, 62 … Meadow, Horse Hill, Brays Meadow, Brook House Orchard, Catherine's Hill Field and a cottage and garden, the whole …
A History of the County of Surrey
… 1 The open ground near the Harrow is now called Platt's Green. The old village lies at the head of the valley, high … ground by Mr. Jeremiah Long in 1862. The old church of St. Lawrence is 600 ft. above the sea. It is now only used … the purposes of a Sunday school, a new parish church of St. Mary having been built opposite to it. The manor-house …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… rose-covered farmhouse, and beyond it the house known as St. Catherine's, for long the property of the Barnes family, and at present …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the road to West Ilsley, and contains only the church of St. Margaret standing back on the east side of the road, the … into abeyance before 1792. 4 In a field near Whitnam's Copse quantities of charcoal and ashes, which appear to be … Thomas and John Shirley in 1756 conveyed the advowson to Catherine Ready, John Archer and John Loder, 52 who presented …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Appleton, Killerby, Colburn, Hipswell, Hudswell and St. Martin's on the right bank, Ellerton on Swale, Scorton, Uckerby and … D'Arcy Hildyard, who died without issue. 92 His niece Anne Catherine, who succeeded to the estate, married Colonel …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Ulwin Chit, one hide being in Great Catworth of the King's soke, which Harold did not hold, and the other in Little … Catworth he had in demesne 2 carucates of land, 3 acres of meadow, a culture called Madcroft, an acre of garden and a … His heir was his daughter Rebecca, wife of Sir Beauchamp St. John, kt., to whom he bequeathed Bedfordshire property in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Caxton lies 11 miles west of Cambridge and 7 miles east of St. Neots (Hunts.). It is triangular in shape, the northern … not known. Until at least the mid 18th century St. Peter's Street was part of a complex of lanes north and east of the … of a capital messuage, over 80 a. of land, and 50 a. of meadow and pasture in 'Kingesfeld', probably north-west of …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… no great interest, but adjoining it is the small chapel of St. Leonard, of which only the north and west walls remain. … returned as holding the fee in 12845 7; with John de Eston's quitclaim of the earldom of Albemarle to the Crown 8 the … of the lords of Pickering Castle. 13 In 1365 Thomas de St. Quintin and Alice his wife were holding lands in …