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A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 … clerk, the recorder, and the rector, Joseph Bowles; 21 a hope was expressed in 1840 that under the new duke 'the old …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The northern part forms a suburb of and is annexed to the borough of Peterborough. Roman (1). … rest modern. Plate: includes cup (Plate 136) of 1569 with band of engraved ornament; cover-paten of same date and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both sides of the … later than the main building. The E. front has a plat-band at first-floor level, central entrance and double-hung …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in … The southern part lies between 19 m. (62 ft.) on a broad band of Lower Lias clay and limestone and 61 m. (200 ft.) in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. George stands near the middle of the parish. The walls … early in the 18th century. The walls are of brick with a band-course between the storeys. The windows have solid …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead … (Plate 181) is of red brick in Flemish bond with a stone band at the ground-floor level and a modillioned … side; in the middle is a square panel with a wide floral band continued round a circular panel in the middle of each …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ( d)XXXVII, N.W.) Wootton Fitzpaine is a parish 2 m. N.E. of Lyme Regis. The church and Wootton House are the principal … cut back, 14th or 15th-century. Plate: includes cup with band of engraved ornament and the date 1570, cover-paten with … contemporary with the building, and there is a shallow band of slate-hanging immediately below the upper string. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 in. XII, N.W.) North Wootton is a small parish 1 m. S.E. of Sherborne. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church Of St. Mary Magdalene stands 440 yards N.N.W. of the modern … a cup and cover-paten (kept at Folke), the former with a band of engraved ornament and the latter with the date 1582. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … Sir Henry Berkeley came to the sessions here, with a large band of armed followers, to decide by force a quarrel which … their arms, and the enemy advancing on all sides, every hope of victory was dispelled; Cromwell carried the royal …