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A History of the County of Oxford
… by a footpath running eastwards from Worton towards Church Lane or Mead Lane. 62 Pre-inclosure maps of Cassington … by the laying out of its park. Until the late 18th century Church Lane and Mead Lane remained an alternative to the Woodstock road for light traffic to Oxford. 64 Church Lane was referred to as a 'causeway' in the 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 21 an anachronism that persisted into the 19th century; church, poor, surveyors', and constables' rates were all so … 22 Vestry meetings were held in the Spencer aisle of the church and were usually attended by c. 6 parishioners. 23 Two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… recover Yarnton, but although the abbey's ownership of the church was never challenged it could not regain the manor and … it was bought in 1973 by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust. 82 Yarnton Manor was built c. 1611 by Sir Thomas … Spencer. The house stood 'near to the old one by the church' 83 and part of an older house seems to have been …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Oxford were attracting a sufficient following to affect church attendance. In the 1840s Primitive Methodists met in a … were said in 1854 to be 20 dissenters who never came to church, even though their preachers had agreed not to hold …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Leonard (Plate 188) stands in the S. part of … 14th century; the South Porch was added soon after. The church was restored in 1864, when the Chancel seems to have …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… its present name was acquired from the removal of the church to the banks of the river Yarrow, about the middle of … near them till lately stood the picturesque ruins of the church of St. Mary. There are also several lakes of less … by the encouragement held out by the Selkirkshire Pastoral Society, established under the patronage of the late Lord …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… (NRO, W(A) 4.XVI.5; 6.XII); its site to the W. of the church is indicated by the field names Dovecote Close and … ( Mercury, 21 Oct.). Ecclesiastical (1) The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Fig. 219; Plate 32) stands on … James French was paid 6. 10.0 for thatching the chancel (church wardens' accounts in Nassington) which remained …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… century the site had apparently been acquired by Calne church. Two farmsteads of the manor which belonged to that church and later to Salisbury cathedral, the demesne … 41 who in 1928 transferred it to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. 42 In 1994 the society was a member of the patronage …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (3). Dean's Place, house and barns, 1,000 yards N. of the church. The House is of two storeys with cellars and attics; … fairly good, unless noted. (4). Post Office, opposite the church, has some exposed timber-framing and a thatched roof. … is a large cut yew. (5). Whitehouse, 350 yards N.W. of the church, has exposed timber-framing and a thatched roof. (6). …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter (Plate 162) stands on the N.W. side of … and the S. porch which, with the dressings throughout the church, are of Barnack-stone ashlar. The roofs are covered …