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A History of the County of Somerset
… Abbas and Temple Combe ABBAS AND TEMPLE COMBE Abbas and Temple Combe in 1838 Abbas and Temple Combe Temple Combe …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish comprises by measurement 1884 acres of land; and contains good building-stone of the granite species, and limestone, both of which are quarried. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 9. 9. 4., and in the gift of the Rev. Thomas Fox: the tithes have been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Abbess Roding AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL AND S.W. ESSEX. ACCREDITED TO A DATE ANTERIOR TO 1714, … (b)xlii. N.E. (c)xlii. S.W.) Abbess Roding is a parish and small village about 5 miles N.N.E. of Chipping Ongar. The …
A History of the County of Essex
… grant from the abbey. Thomas Wiseman presented in 1565 and John Glascock in 1587. 44 Soon after this the advowson was acquired by (Sir) Gamaliel Capel and descended with the manor until 1680, when Prosper … advowson was conveyed to Richard Waylett by Samuel Pratt and Anne his wife and John Benson and Mary his wife. 47 In …
A History of the County of Essex
… Abbess Roding Introduction ABBESS RODING Abbess Roding and Beauchamp Roding (q.v.) form the south-west part of the … Roding as part of its name. Of these parishes only Abbess and Beauchamp Roding became part of Ongar hundred, the others … is less clear in this case. 1 Geographically Abbess and Beauchamp Roding have much more in common with the other …
A History of the County of Essex
… HALL) was held by Leuild (probably a woman) as a manor and 3 virgates. In 1086 it was held by Geoffrey Martel as … had previously been in the possession of Barking Abbey 'and he who held this land was only the man of Geoffrey's predecessor, and had no power to put this land in possession of anyone but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Abbey Dore AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST HEREFORDSHIRE … m. S.W. of Hereford. The principal monuments are the Abbey and Grange Farm. Roman c(1). In the station yard in 1908 the … for a length of about 30 ft. It was 12 ft. 9 in. wide, and consisted of "unworked nodular limestone hand-pitched on …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… bank of the Nethan, a fine stream tributary to the Clyde, and is in the centre of the parish, and contains the parochial church. The inhabitants are … trades requisite for the supply of the neighbourhood, and in hand-loom weaving for the manufacturers of Glasgow and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Abbots Ripton AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE. ACCREDITED TO A … (b)XIV S.W., (c)XVIII N.W.) Abbots Ripton is a parish and village 4 m. N. of Huntingdon. The church is the … W. side of the village. The walls generally are of stone and pebble-rubble with some freestone; the dressings are of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Abbotsbury AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN WEST DORSET Arranged by Parishes … S.W. (b)XLVI, S.E. (c)LII, N.E.) Abbotsbury is a village and parish on the coast 8 m. S.W. of Dorchester. The church, St. Catherine's Chapel, the remains of the Abbey and Abbotsbury Castle hill-fort are the principal monuments. …