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A History of the County of Hertford
… lights on the north being blocked by Sir Charles Morrison's monument. The south chapel, now containing the organ, opens … capitals and bases, the date being c. 1230, and coeval or nearly so with the south arcade of the nave. The upper … pillars may have been clustered like the east respond or octagonal like that at the west, and fragments of such …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Colne. The whole parish lies on the chalk formation, more or less deeply covered with gravel, sand, and brick earth. It … Street were opened, King Street on the west, and Queen's Road on the east, the latter being eventually carried down … in 1645, had 500 horse quartered at Watford, and 1,000 men were placed there to be at the disposal of Sir Thomas …
A History of the County of Hertford
… 22 and though no mention is made of it in any of Offa's charters, it may have been covered by the grant of Cassio … There is, however, still extant the will of Ethelgiva or Ethelgifu (9426), in which she leaves the 'land of … gave meadow land lying in the meadow 'de la Holme.' 28 The men of Watford were amongst those who joined with the men of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Gocelinus is mentioned in Lenton amongst William Peverels Men, who gave two parts of the Tythes of their demesnes to … Chawoth, and Watnow Cauntcliff, the latter of which, all or most of it, became the possession of Bevall Priory, by the … for his heirs, if any of them should attempt to go against or hinder his gift. The Monks demised it to Robert, son of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Watton at Stone 140. WATTON AT STONE. (O.S. 6 in. xxi. S.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. … a tau cross between two pierced molets ( Drury, Colne or Riddlesworth?); second a sword bendwise (Kilpec?) … Chest: in the chapel, large, iron-bound, late 16th or early 17th-century. Monuments: in the chapel, slab with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Wavendon 216. WAVENDON. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xv. N.E. (b)xv. S.E.) Pre-historic b (1). … when the walls of the chancel and aisles were re-faced or re-built. The North Vestry and South Porch and the windows … and three locks, middle lock having curved scutcheon, 15th or 16th-century. Glass: In N. aislein tracery of N.W. window, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lathe of Suttonat-Hone, W. division of Kent, 2 miles (S.) from SevenOaks; containing 1036 inhabitants. The living … of Oxford; containing 826 inhabitants. Weald, North, or North-Weald-Basset (St. Andrew) WEALD, NORTH, or … founded by Sir Anthony Brown, the inmates of which, three men and two women, receive 10 per annum each. In front of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 8. 10. 7.; patron, the Rev. Samuel Bracebridge … This place, denominated by the Saxons Weadesbury or Wodensbury, and now commonly called Wedgebury, was … officers, and, on the summit of the hill, barracks for 500 men, where troops are always stationed. At the bottom of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Weedon 217. WEEDON. (O.S. 6 in. xxviii. N.E.) Secular Monuments (17) These buildings … have been restored and partly re-built with 18th-century or modern brick. The roofs are tiled or thatched. Main road, E. side (1). The Wheatsheaf Inn, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Lias Clay between 100 m. and 75 m. above OD. To the N. and S. the land rises to a height of between 120 m. and 150 m. … monument of special note is the early 19th-century redoubt or gun battery (2) associated with the famous barracks of … of these fields can now be traced either on the ground or from air photographs over less than half of the parish, …