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A Dictionary of London
… - Berwardes Lane Bennet's Almshouses On the west side of St. Peter's Hill, Upper Thames Street, a few doors from No. … Ward. First mention : Horwood, 1799. Former names : "St. Benet's Hill " (Leake, 1666-O.S. 1880). "St. Benet's Hill" or "Paul's Wharf Hill" and "St. Benet's, …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… retained small pieces of detached meadow in Drayton St Leonard. 13 An independent manor at Fifield formed a … survives as a minor metalled road, and the 1932 bypass as St Helens Avenue. Coaching, Carriers, and Post Commercial … and partly through retained estate workers including a carter, shepherd, dairyman, swineherd, and two ploughmen. 2 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… peas, vetches, and hay (£64). Flax and hemp worth £5 and 8 st. of wool (£4) were stored in Benthall Hall. 68 Arthur … after her husband. 81 The medieval chapel was dedicated to ST. BRICE, bishop of Tours (d. 444). 82 It was 'burnt down to … of a new church was undertaken. 83 A new church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW, so known by c. 1740, 84 was built in or soon …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… S.) from Cheltenham; containing 236 inhabitants. Bentham (St. John the Baptist) BENTHAM ( St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Settle, W. … divided among poor housekeepers of the township. Bentley (St. Mary) BENTLEY ( St. Mary), a parish and liberty, in the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… for life, with remainder to the bishop and church of St. Peter, Winchester. 11 In 909 Edward the Elder confirmed a … representatives of the bishop. See of Winchester. Gules St. Peter's keys crossed with St. Paul's sword. The manor of Bentley contained a mill worth …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the Dissolution, 52 and this was bought in 1553 by Oliver St. John and Robert Thorneton, 53 land speculators. In 1582 … represents the Tortington lands. CHURCH The church of ST. MARY 55 stands on a knoll south of the Manor House. Of … in the Early English style, is modern. Parish Church of St Mary Bepton On the south side of the nave a single lancet …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… the 16th century. Ecclesiastical b (1). Parish Church of St. Nicholas stands on the W. side of the village. The walls … a gabled label on the E. face. Berden, Parish Church of St. Nicholas The Nave (44 ft. by 19 ft.) has, at the W. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… and its land to the N., now incorporated within Milborne St. Andrew parish. St John's Church, Bere Regis: Architectural Development (The … been identified. Ecclesiastical b(1) The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist stands in the village. The walls are of …
Old and New London
… of all, there is the lovely portrait of Mrs. Sheridan, as St. Cecilia, painted by Reynolds." It may recall with some … were easy, polished, and gentleman-like, stamped with what St. Simon would call l'usage du monde, et du plus grand, et … father, the great Sir Robert; the learned and grave Mrs. Carter, the "Madame Dacier of England;" Dr. Burney, and his …
Survey of London
… with these houses was Alexander Mingay, bricklayer, of St. James's, who built a sewer in the square on behalf of … his son, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, 18814. Lord Archibald St. Maur, latterly 13th Duke of Somerset, 188391: his … of Somerset, 18914: the latter's twin sons, Lord Percy St. Maur, 18941907, and Lord Ernest St. Maur, 18941920 …