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Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… 160). D. 13 June 1856 ( Gent. Mag. (1856), cxxxix, 126). Barrow, Charles Messenger probably app. 1857; occ. 1858 ( … 1696 (BM Add. MS 9767 p. 16; ibid. 9768 p. 76). Remained in office until abolition of Committee. Blomefield, Thomas … 14 March 1664 ( CSPD 1663-4, 515) but apparently still in office 23 Sept. 1667 ( APC ( Colonial) 1613-80, 435); …
A History of the County of Rutland
… the parishes of Ashwell; Burley; Cottesmore with Barrow; Exton; Greetham; Horn; Market Overton; Stretton; … Hundred was named apparently after Alstoe (Altiechestouwe) in the north of Burley parish (q.v.). The court was probably … fortress to the north-east of Burley village. 1 Horn was in the 14th century in East Hundred. 2 It is not clear …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Alstonefield is an upland rural area 3,530 a. (1,429 ha.) in extent. It was created in 1934 from the existing civil parish and former township of … 1338 Sir Roger was succeeded by his son Robert, rector of Barrow (Ches.), who died in 1349 or 1350 with his brother Sir …
A History of the County of Stafford
… FAWFIELDHEAD Fawfieldhead was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 5,383 a. (2,178 ha.) in area, including a detached portion of 592 a. to the … from the Old English word ( hlaw) commonly used for a barrow. 49 One of the earliest medieval settlements was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Heathylee HEATHYLEE Heathylee was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 5,535 a. (2,240 ha.) in area. 64 It is mostly pasture, with scattered farms in … Old English hord, treasure, and hlaw, a hill or possibly a barrow. 77 There was a house at Stoney Cliffe south-west of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… HOLLINSCLOUGH Hollinsclough was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 1,842 a. (745 ha.) in area. 80 A village with a chapel and a school but no inn … in 1971 and 161 in 1981 and 1991. 83 There is a Bronze Age barrow on the hillside south-west of the village. 84 The …
A History of the County of Stafford
… (part) ALSTONEFIELD The ancient parish of Alstonefield lay in the north-east corner of the county, the river Dane … a. (9,409 ha.), 2 it was the second largest ancient parish in the county after Leek. Alstonefield village, in the south-east corner of the ancient parish, is 6½ miles …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Elkstone, and Upper Elkstone were formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish called Warslow and Elkstones 3,597 a. (1,456 ha.) in area. 32 The land is mostly pasture. Warslow village on … 326 in 1981, and 313 in 1991. 38 There is a Bronze Age barrow on the northeastern side of Warslow village, with two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL DORSET Arranged by Parishes The group of four … distance from another monument, usually the parish church. In general, earthwork plans are given at a scale of 25 inches … which are scaled at 48 ft. to the inch. Dimensions given in the Inventory are internal unless otherwise stated. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… during the later Middle Ages, and which are treated in the following account. In 1881 the parish covered 2,119 a., including 38 a. of … has been suggested as a possible ploughed-out long barrow, 29 though the medieval surname 'of the barrow' was …