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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… from before 1700. The latter is a detached stone building, formerly thatched, of one room and a cellar. The room has a … in the 19th century. The 18th-century building is set on a high plinth and has limestone windows with raised key-blocks. … only by Holyoaks Lodge which stands isolated on high ground to the west of Eye Brook Reservoir. It consists …
A History of the County of Somerset
… STOCKLAND BRISTOL The ancient parish of Stockland Bristol, formerly Stockland Gaunts, derived its secondary names from … of rebuilding it that year. 89 Stockland village, a single street running along the edge of the marsh eastwards from the … of the church suggest the original nucleus. The surviving street, with nearly all the houses, farmyards, and paddocks …
A History of the County of Somerset
… less land should be kept under tillage. Rents were very high. 53 In the 17th century one woman had a cheese press and … farm, about £2,000, would prefer to buy than to pay the high rent. In 1826 most of the corn grown was wheat but there … mill mounds are known, one at the east end of the village street, the other further north. 68 Both mills still stood in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… should maintain the pound which lay south of the village street east of the church. Court business consisted mainly of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Christian sect. In 1896 it was said to be submerged during high tides. 39 It closed c. 1938. 40 The small rubble and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ancient part surrounds the church and market-place, on the high ground overlooking the Mersey, from the bank of which … in the rock, which is of soft red sandstone. The principal street, called the Underbank, follows the direction of the … held on lease by the corporation. Ships of large size were formerly obliged to receive and unload their cargoes at …
A History of the County of Durham
… writing soon after the Restoration, speaks of Sadberge as 'formerly a county of itself and now in Stockton Ward.' 35 The … Eliz. cap. 27). Sadberge is not mentioned though fines had formerly been levied there (Dur. Rec. cl. 3, R. 92, m. 16 …