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A History of the County of Oxford
… 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided between 15 ancient parishes and several extraparochial places, notably Woodstock, later Blenheim, Park. Eynsham and Woodstock were boroughs and market towns. The area, lying partly on the limestone …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, … fortress, or erecting another in this city, which by the Saxons was called Wigornaceastre, made the place his … Elfleda rebuilt the city, which had been destroyed by the Danes. Soon after this, Wrfred, Bishop of Worcester, desirous …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this land, and twenty-four villains, and eight bord. having twenty-two car. and eight acres of …
A History of the County of York
… Roman canon of the mass, the system of daily offices and the chanting of the schola cantorum. With Paulinus's … victory in 634, called upon the Scottish bishops for help and so brought Aidan to Lindisfarne but it is doubtful how … worship may have persisted even after the Synod of Whitby and the Council of Cloveshoo, for Alcuin, in a letter to the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly with Wroxeter parish and to the east lies the northern part of Telford new town. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is … and to have been destroyed during the conflicts of the Saxons and the Danes. Some antiquaries, however, from the massive square …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke - Wyvill Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and Southern divisions of Devon; containing 103 inhabitants. … is mentioned in Domesday book under the name of Wucha, and at an early period was held by a family called De Wyke. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … 178 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of the Wisk, and comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided … parish, where Alfred gained a decisive victory over the Danes, is still called England's Field. Yatton YATTON, a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. and was irregular in shape. 94 Between 1882 and 1891 it was … and M. Gardiner, SE. to AD 1000, 340; S.M.R. 1472. S. Saxons, ed. P. Brandon, 82. Below, manors (Bilsham); church …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … forming the watershed between the streams feeding the Cale and those feeding the Cam. A tributary of the Cam cuts a …