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Survey of London
… Kensington. Acknowledgment is made to particular persons and institutions in each volume but special mention must be … Librarian at the Kensington Central Public Library, and the other staff of the Local Studies Library, Mr. T. M. Egan and his successor Mr. John Hamp, all of whom have spared no …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 2537 a. 3 r. 27 p. of profitable land, and 36 acres of roads and waste; the soil is fertile; the surface is boldly undulated, and richly embellished with wood. Freestone of excellent …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… Commission ACTS OF THE COURT OF HIGH COMMISSION, November and December 1639. In continuation of those published in the … property brought in marriage to him by his wife Barbara, and that the latter shall enjoy her chamber in the house in Knightrider St., held under lease from the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, during her life, without …
The Environs of London
… oak. The hedge-rows still abound with that tree. Situation and boundaries. The village of Acton lies in the liberty of Finsbury and Wenlakesbarne: it is situated upon the Uxbridge road, at … division of Fulham on the east, Chiswick on the south, and Wilsdon on the north. Extent, soil, &c. The parish of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… Ancient and historical monuments in Middlesex Acton AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX … 6 in. XVI, S.W.) Acton is a parish and borough on the W. boundary of the county of London. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the south-facing slopes below Ragleth Hill across Ape Dale and rising up again to the crest of Wenlock Edge, which makes the south-eastern boundary of the parish. The parish has always been entirely … Marsh 2 brook. Both brooks were mentioned in 1695 when the bounds of Acton Scott manor, occupying the north-western two …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Avenue was built in the 1920s. Pavage was granted in 1358 and 1363 to men from Acton and Uxbridge to repair the highway in their parishes and as … way from Bollo bridge, where Gunnersbury Lane crossed the boundary, which followed Bollo brook to Acton common and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over a third of the parish, was granted out before 1086 71 and perhaps before the common fields were formed, since it … in those fields. The holding developed from inclosures and assarts in the northern clay belt and by 1229 was … and moved to an 11-a. site in Acton Lane on the Willesden boundary in 1925. Part of the land was used for company …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… settlement is attested by finds of palaeolithic and neolithic Bronze-Age burials at Mill Hill Park, and Iron-Age coins near Bollo Lane. 71 Although the name … side of Horn Lane in 1725 and the Elms, near the western boundary, at about that date. The later Acton Farm, on the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of Hyde Park Corner, 2 bounded on the north by Willesden and West Twyford, on the east by Hammersmith, on the south by Chiswick, and on the west by Ealing and Brentford. It is roughly … has formed the eastern part of Ealing L.B. Most of the boundary with Hammersmith was formed by the eastern branch of …