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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of king Richard II. there was a great contest between John Beckford, rector of Chartham, and Christopher Shuckborough, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… enlarged as the residence of a later landowner, Col. F. J. Beckford, in the 1950s. 42 Most of the former labourers' … the east of the parish were owned and farmed by Col. F. J. Beckford. 78 In the 1980s those buildings and some land were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… house was said to have been built for the valet of William Beckford (d. 1844), possibly c. 1822 when Beckford left Fonthill Gifford. 510 Manor. The land on which … 18th century, however, the influence of the Calthorpe and Beckford families grew as each acquired property in Hindon. …
A History of the County of Bedford
… his son and heir Thomas, 71 who sold it in 1763 to William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London. 72 By 1781 Eaton Bray Manor had passed to a son William Beckford, 73 who was still seised in the early part of the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… son, another Thomas, 167 who sold it in 1763 to William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London. 168 By 1781 169 and at the beginning of the 19th century another William Beckford, doubtless a son, was lord of the manor, 170 when …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and iron building, formerly used as a Methodist chapel at Beckford, was moved to Uckington in 1940 for use as a Baptist …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1630s, in the Cottington family until c. 1744, and in the Beckford family. 30 In 1822 a lease was sold with Fonthill Gifford by William Beckford (d. 1844) to John Farquhar to whom a new lease was … the remaining freeholds and copyholds. 39 In 1800 William Beckford's leasehold, freehold, and copyhold estate included …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… by a new church built 18646. 47 At the crossroads the Beckford Arms, called the Fonthill inn until the mid 19th … In 1745 Francis Cottington sold the estate to William Beckford, 150 lord mayor of London in 1763 and 1770. 151 Beckford (d. 1770) was succeeded by his son William, the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… whose daughter and sole heiress Susannah married Francis Beckford. 13 From the latter's son and heir Francis Love-Beckford Basing Park passed by sale to Joseph Martineau, on …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… inclosed in 1812 under Act of Parliament. 10 The road from Beckford to Alderton runs through the parish parallel to the … lay mile north of the village by a kink in the road from Beckford to Alderton; 13 the kink was straightened soon after … lay at the northeast end of the village on the road from Beckford to Alderton. 16 The number of houses in the parish …