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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… N.W. the bank stops short of a broad gully at the upper end of a hollow-way leading to the river. Witts (1883), No. … small platform of uncertain date lies across the N.E. end of a terrace-way, otherwise rounded by ploughing, which …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… the most notable rising near the Swan at the north-western end of Bibury village street. 7 There are many disused quarry … landscape, notably around Ablington hamlet where in 1548 or 1549 it was recorded that Henry Daubeney, earl of … a weekly payment of 1 s. 4 d. (or 1 s. 6 d. for the alms-man chosen as master). They were to attend church three times …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Bice [byse; bise] Originally in French a brownish grey, or dark or dull blue colour, 'bis' was erroneously transferred in … catching the ball either in the cup, or on a spike at the end of a stick. The term has been noted only once in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Roman coins has been found in the vicinity. Bicknor, or Church-Bicknor (St. James) BICKNOR, or Church-Bicknor ( … of rock. At Courtfield, a private mansion about half a mile off, is a Roman Catholic chapel; and tradition relates … a new road hence to Congleton. Biddulph Hall, at the north end of the parish, was anciently the residence of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… date. ConditionFragmentary. (3). Biddlesden Farm, or Manor House, about 700 yards E.S.E. of the church, is a … towards the N., probably in the 18th century. At each end of the original building is a chimney stack of thin …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on lease from Miss Currer all the minerals under the east end of Bierley, together with those under her estates in the … union and hundred of Aylesbury, county of Buckingham, 1 mile (N. E. by E.) from Aylesbury; containing, with the … and Linden, is of excellent quality, and the whole is more or less fertile: improvements have been made during the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… have been completed before the Transepts. Late in the 15th or early in the 16th century flat roofs took the place of the … destroyed, except a part that has been enclosed at the E. end of the N. aisle. The plan remains entirely unaltered, … with moulded stops. ConditionPoor. a(9). Cottage, nearly mile N.E. of the church, is of two storeys, the upper storey …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The Land being for so many Oxen. 1 There Ambrose the Man or Tenant of William Peverell, whose Fee it was, had one … car two sochm. three vill. four servants, with one plow or carucat. There were eight acres of meadow and small wood. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Gislebert de Gand, as this also was, which paid the geld (or tax) for two car. 1 The land being found sufficient to employ six plows (or six car.) There were thirteen sochm. six bordars, having … of Lowdham. 8 Gilbert Roos of Laxton had it in 1612, or then abouts. 9 The rectory of Byllesthorp was 131. when …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… bov. The land then three car. There afterwards Ingram the man of Roger de Busli, whose fee it was, had one car. nine … of the lords of Auferton, whereof Ranulf, son of Engelram (or Ingram) was sheriff of these counties of Nott. and Derb. … 3 Idonea de Blacquell, the wife of William, son of (or Fitz-) Ranulf, gave to the canons of Wellebec, the whole …