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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… covering about 20 acres, that extended from the river Stour, by which the parish is bounded on the north; it … its name from the situation of its church on the river Stour, and its adjunct from the Earl of Pembroke, earl … or waste; it is bounded on the north-east by the river Stour, over which is a bridge of eight arches. In the centre …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… covers some 5,100 acres along the S. side of the river Stour 4 miles W. of Wimborne Minster. It is irregular, … gives way to open Chalk land sloping gently N.E. to the Stour between 150 ft. and 70 ft. above O.D., while the square … of the parish. This stream continues N.E. to join the Stour at Sturminster Marshall village situated on a wide …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a large parish of about 4,550 acres, traversed by the R. Stour and drained by several small tributaries of that river, … on rising ground a little way from the N. bank of the Stour. Much of the centre of the town was laid waste by fire … of Sturminster town, on rising ground overlooking the R. Stour. It has walls of Greensand ashlar and roofs covered …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at length fell to decay. The town is situated on the river Stour, which is crossed at Sudbury by a bridge leading into … silk, and 400 in the crape and bunting business. The river Stour, which is navigable hence to Manningtree, affords a … part of the strong loams and the estuaries of the rivers Stour and Orwell, lying to the south of a line drawn from …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the valley of the R. Tarrant at its confluence with the R. Stour, the latter forming the S.W. boundary. The land is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and is watered by a rivulet which falls into the Stour. A small quantity of copper-ore has been found. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… park separated from the parish of Kinfare by the river Stour. Fir-Tree House, Summer Hill, Ashwood House, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… bank of the small river Tarrant, which falls into the Stour on the southern side of the parish. Tarrant-Launceston …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… on the N.W. bank of the Tarrant and the N.E. bank of the Stour, immediately N. of Tarrant Crawford. The land is …