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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lies south-west of Cambridge, extending in an arc south and south-west from the road from Cambridge to St. Neots; on … just crosses the Old North Road to include the long and narrow parish of Arrington. To the south and east the … the hundred. The hundred of Wetherley, 1845 Before the Norman Conquest Wetherley hundred was assessed at 80 hides, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… prior to the time of Henry III., by Ralph Martel, and at the Dissolution had a revenue of 24. The prior, in … secretary, was frequently here. It was purchased and occupied about a century ago by Browne Willis, the … the two farmhouses, and is a neat structure, partly of Norman architecture, and thoroughly repaired in 1829. Wharton …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WHEATACRE ( All Saints), a parish, in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, E. division of Norfolk, … It is bounded on the northeast by the river Waveney, and comprises by measurement 1147 acres, of which 420 are … glebe comprises 93 acres. The church was originally in the Norman style, of which many interesting details are …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Wheathampstead with Harpenden Churches and charities CHURCHES The church of ST. HELEN, 196 … consists of a chancel of three bays, with a north vestry and a staircase to the rood-loft on the north-west, a central … former building, much of the interior of which was of the Norman period, consisted of a chancel, transepts, nave with …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… York. 1 The main street runs along the top of the ridge, and the element 'ric' in the place-name may refer to the … clay of the moraine is topped by a narrow strip of sand and gravel, in places exceeding 50 ft. above sea-level. 5 … comprised 6 carucates and 6 bovates, and was held by Norman. After the Conquest it passed to William Malet, but by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 6970 acres, of which 2463 are arable, 7 woodland, and about 4500 common and waste; the soil is various, the surface mountainous. The … and chancel: in the interior are eight plain square-edged Norman arches, and a bold chancel arch of the same style. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… flat: the soil varies from a stiff clay to a light sand and gravel; grain of every kind is grown, and the meadows and pastures are rich. The river Tame bounds … present rector. The church is an ancient structure in the Norman style. 6. 7. left by the Ayshcombe family (to one of …
Old and New London
… Sanquhar Murders the Fencing-MasterHis TrialBacon and YelvertonHis ExecutionSir Walter Scott's "Fortunes of … CourtPersecution of the First CongregationalistsGranaries and Coal Stores destroyed by the Great FireThe Flogging in … in the same place, and a palace both of the Saxon and Norman kings. Henry I. partly rebuilt the palace; and in 1847 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a hamlet, in the parish of St. Giles, Reading, union and hundred of Reading, county of Berks, 2 miles (S.) from … 2081 a. 3 r. 25 p.; the village is pleasantly situated, and is lighted with gas. Whitley WHITLEY, a township, in the … on a site given by the Earl of Dartmouth; it is in the Norman style, and contains about 400 sittings, the whole …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… through it. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for 11; and the impropriate for 106. 17. payable to Christ's … discharged rectory, united to the vicarage of Aukborough, and valued in the king's books at 6. 10. Whitton WHITTON, a … 642, and the glebe comprises 143 acres. The church has a Norman tower. At Steetly, said to have been at one period a …