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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Tockenham lies 3 miles south-west of Wootton Bassett and covers 779 a. 1 It is a narrow oblong and measures some 2 miles in length and mile in breadth. The … line from Paddington to Bristol and the Wilts. and Berks. Canal both pass through this gap. South of the low-lying clay …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Toft consists of 1,285 a. 1 It is bounded on the east and west by the parishes of Caldecote and Comberton, and may once, like those parishes, have … to the united benefice of Toft with Caldecote, resided in Staffordshire. 280 In 1840 the bishop sequestrated the living …
A History of the County of Worcester
… parish of Tredington is one of the detached parishes of Worcestershire and lies to the south-east of the county proper. Included in this parish are the township of Tredington and the hamlets of Blackwell, Darlingscott, Newbold-on-Stour …
A History of the County of Hertford
… cent.). Until 1894 Tring included the hamlets of Wilstone and Long Marston, and was a large and spreading parish comprising hills, … connexion on the north and east with the Grand Junction Canal and the London and North-Western Railway. Tring station …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… west of the county. The parish boundary between Trowbridge and Hilperton, as it then ran across Hilperton Marsh, was … separate Orders of 1897 parts of the parishes of Hilperton and Steeple Ashton were included within the urban district … the directions of London and Frome. 14 The Kennet and Avon Canal crosses the northern part of the parish and is carried …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… on the River Itchen about three miles south of Winchester, and about a mile distant from Shawford Station, which is a junction for the London and South Western and Great Western Railways, both of which … side, and a stream from the river to Itchen Navigation or canal, on which stands Shawford Mill, inclosing the southern …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… which 939 acres are arable land, 506 acres permanent grass and 604 acres woodland. 1 The soil is sand and gravel with a subsoil of clay, and there are several … ordnance datum near the River Kennet. The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through Ufton. Part of the ancient dyke known as …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 1911, 181; 1921, 187; 1931, 208. This is a small parish and village on the main road from Northampton to Warwick, 2 … Two small streams rise near the centre of the parish and flow eastwards to the Itchen at Southam, and northwards … the Leam which, with the Warwick branch of the Grand Union Canal, forms the northern boundary. On the southern edge of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Up Nately is situated 4 miles east from Basingstoke and 2 miles south-west from Hook station on the main line of the London and South Western Railway. The parish contains 1,143 acres of … copses, while the south is open down-country. Basingstoke Canal flows through Up Nately, entering it at Little Tunnel …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Parishes Upper and Lower Shuckburgh UPPER AND LOWER SHUCKBURGH Upper Shuckburgh Acreage: 1,169. … runs through Lower Shuckburgh, as does also the Oxford Canal, which has a wharf by the bridge carrying the main …