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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. (a)xii. S.E. (b)xvii. N.E.) Alphamstone is a parish and small village 5 m. N.E. of Halstead. The church is … with a quatrefoil in a two-centred head; it is carried down below a transom to form a 'low side,' which is fitted … early 14th-century. In navesill of N.E. window carried down low to form seat. In S. aislesill of S.E. window carried …
A History of the County of Stafford
… It was created in 1934 from the existing civil parish and former township of Alstonefield (2,938 a.) and the … as architect, and in 1858 much of it was pulled down. 80 A carriage road to the site was made from the … century; most of the trees forming the avenue were cut down early in the century. 82 In 1905 F. W. Green rebuilt a …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 5,383 a. (2,178 ha.) in area, … river Dove. 42 It is mostly pasture with scattered farms, and there are three hamlets, Fawfieldhead in the north, … Fawfield Hill, and in 1568 c. 100 men from Longnor pulled down fences there. 91 An award of 1575 stipulated that the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… QUARNFORD was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 3,141 a. (1,271 ha.) in area. 74 It … a fence around the park, but in 1227 he agreed to take it down and to restore pasture rights. 28 The park possibly lay … That or a later mill on the site was apparently burnt down in 1785. 39 Fairs. In 1851 fairs were held at Flash on …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Alstonefield Warslow and Elkstones WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES 1994 Warslow, Lower … of Warslow village on a site from which there are views down the Manifold valley as far as Thor's Cave in Wetton may …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 330 hectares, lies mainly on Jurassic Clay between 85 m. and 125 m. above OD but the higher S.E. corner is on … courtyard on the main S. front. To the E., terraces led down into a formal walled garden divided into rectangles … 6 m. wide and 0.25 m. high, has been laid out down the centre. In two wide rectangular areas to the S.W. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (S. S. W.) from Frodsham; containing 314 inhabitants, and comprising 1532 acres of land, whereof the soil is clay and sand. The manor was held under the earls of Arundel at an early period by Richard de Pierpoint and Robert de Alvanley, who sold it to Sir Philip de Orreby; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY Agriculture Open Fields and Commons Alwoldsbury's field or fields were mentioned in … Alvescot manor in 1906, much of it recently cut or blown down. 39 A medieval yardland on Alwoldsbury manor may have … and livestock included 75 shorthorn cattle, 44 Hampshire Down lambs, 12 Berkshire pigs, and 300 poultry. 100 Overall, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Alvescot lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Witney and 15 miles (24 km) west of Oxford, on gently rising ground … medieval settlements of Bromscott, Pemscott, Alwoldsbury, and Puttes, which were all deserted during the later Middle … central green or common, which stretched from the church down to the parish's southern boundary (Figs 5 and 10). In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Alvescot Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES In the late … was granted to Sir Anthony Hungerford (d. 1559) of Down Ampney (Glos.), and passed apparently through the male … to his nephew Sir William Pope (d. 1631), later earl of Downe, and to William's grandson Thomas Pope (d. 1660), earl …