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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… been held by Bruning, who paid geld for 2 hides. Hamon of Beckhampton held it along with Beckhampton (in Avebury) of Matthew Columbers in 12423. 230 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… from Stanmore, formerly a detached but tithable part of Beckhampton chapelry in Avebury, passed to the lord of … of Winterbourne Bassett passed with Gilbert's manor of Beckhampton in Avebury to the Stourton family and was held by … in Stanmore were part of the endowment of the chapel of Beckhampton and passed to the Crown at its dissolution. In …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… winds south-eastwards to join the road from Wroughton to Beckhampton, in Avebury. From Salthrop a road ran eastwards … the village as High Street, and left it up Church Hill for Beckhampton. It was turnpiked in the later 18th century. 44 A …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… gentry. This is the hey-day of the Deptford (Wylye) and Beckhampton (Avebury) Clubs meetings of the principal gentry, … created a vacancy. Meetings at the Deptford inn and at Beckhampton were held to choose a candidate for the … 'gentlemen in the interest of Mr. Benett' to meet at the Beckhampton Inn on the morning of the nomination and ride …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Avebury 134 /38/183 Barbury (in Wroughton) 13 /38/177 Beckhampton (in Avebury) 31 /38/155 Clatford (in Preshute) 30 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 24 The road to Bath branching from the Bristol road at Beckhampton was marked as a secondary road; it was this road, … control of a trust in 17423; they went from Marlborough to Beckhampton, and thence in two branches, to Shepherds' Shore … a tortuous course (62). It started at West Kennett, near Beckhampton, on the LondonBath road, crossed the downs near …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parishes were Aldbourne, Avebury including the tithings of Beckhampton and West Kennett, East Kennett, Mildenhall … is dealt with under Hilmarton. 6 Estates at Avebury, Beckhampton, West Kennett, Broad Hinton, Uffcott, East … racehorses have been trained on the downs, chiefly at Beckhampton, Manton, Ogbourne Maizey, and Rockley, and in the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the west. Towards its eastern boundary, between Devizes, Beckhampton, and Calne, there are some 30 square miles of … of Marlborough played the tradesmen of Devizes in 1774 on Beckhampton Down and were victorious by 118 runs to 76, … Wilton on Salisbury race-course. 177 The next year Beckhampton Down again provided a pitch for matches between …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… since at least 1773. 57 The road through Wroughton to Beckhampton was turnpiked in 17612. 58 From High Street … have built Page Street, which is now the western part of Beckhampton Street, and perhaps some of the houses in what …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 768 725 769 725 674 588 636 525 561 576 Avebury 590 488 Beckhampton tith. 99 76 155 Kennett, West tith. 108 Avon (N.) … A.P., q.v. Beanacre Tithing of Melksham A.P., q.v. Beckhampton Tithing of Avebury A.P., q.v. Bedwyn, Great bor., … (pop. 676 in 1891). The figure for Avebury A.P. includes Beckhampton which was given separately in the list of late …