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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is pleasantly situated, and in the centre is a stone cross, surmounted with a sun-dial: a fair is held on the … and from Kidderminster to Hales-Owen, which here cross each other; the surface generally has a gradual …
A History of the County of Oxford
… field, apparently near modern Downhill Farm and Foxburrow cross, Chalstyd or Chastill field to its west, and a field …
A History of the County of Oxford
… on a detached site some 100yd. to the south at Foxburrow cross. 11 In 1805 the house was old and decayed, and the … two main floors probably originally had windows with stone cross-mullions and transoms; its slightly later appearance … results from the timber modillion cornice, timber cross-casements, and gabled dormers installed before the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… later 15th century, when the 'royal way' from Foxburrow cross and 'the road from Witheridge (Witherodis) cross' were mentioned, together with a 'royal highway called … Witherode implies medieval settlement near Witheridge Cross, at the village's southern edge near Poffley End. 63 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at a cost of 1200. The district parish of St. Paul, King's-Cross, was formed under the act 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. … spot; by others it is derived from Holy town. The market-cross is still standing, but the market has not been held …
A History of the County of Worcester
… are small pointed windows. In the south-east angle of the cross wall is a moulded bracket, and behind it is a shallow … Nash, op. cit. ii, App. 26. The only one named is Hunter's Cross. A cross which used to stand at Cornbow may have been a boundary …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of correction has been erected on the site of an ancient cross: there were formerly two crosses in the town. In 1734, …
A Dictionary of London
… (Beavan II. pp. 138 and 202). In Rocque's map 1746, Red Cross Court (q.v.) occupies the site, or some portion of it. … given April, 1870 (L.C.C. List, 1901). Former name : "Red Cross Square" (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 1848). "Red Cross Alley" (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). Hand (The) and …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… The fireplaces are placed with their backs to the cross-passages and may be contemporary with the cruck framing … surrounded by old stone buildings. On it stands the Butter Cross, a conical stone structure with a circular base and a … late 17th century. Near it is the War Memorial, a stone cross given by Mrs. Bewicke in 1921 in memory of her son. 21 …