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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… the parish from west to east, passing through the northern end of Billesdon village which has extended along both sides … The kennels are said to have been either demolished or converted into cottages, new kennels being built … Field, named from the bridge over the Coplow brook about a mile along the road to Leicester, to the north and west, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… have been made in the parish. These include: A middle or late Acheulean handaxe found in 1955 in Great Billing … Ridge-and-furrow of these fields exists on the ground or can be traced on air photographs over much of the present parish, arranged in end-on or interlocked furlongs carefully adapted to the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… The parish runs from a height of 115 m. above OD at its N. end down a gradual slope till it meets the Nene flood plain … 2 m. wide by 1 m. deep. No traces of an internal bank or palisade were discovered but there was evidence for a … for there was no evidence of any re-cutting of the ditches or for more than a single house phase. The pottery suggests …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Nene. The subsoil is chiefly of Northampton Sands or Upper Lias Clay with some alluvium along the sides of the … of an auroch (?) and rib bones of a smaller animal or an immature auroch were discovered at 3 m. below the … side of a doorway with a two-centred head. At the W. end of the wall is a small trefoil-headed window. The roof is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises 5903 acres, of which 20 are common or waste: the soil is generally clay, upon a substratum of sandstone or beds of Sussex marble. The river Arun, and the Arun and … of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, of a mile (E. by N.) from Alford; containing, with the hamlets of …
A Dictionary of London
… Hundred Rolls (3 Ed. I. I. p. 415). Named after the gate or port (q.v.). There were a great number of foreigners in … Hundred Rolls (3 Ed. I. I. p. 415). Named after the gate or port (q.v.). There were a great number of foreigners in … with Tower, Bridge, Candlewick and Dowgate Wards Schools (End. Ch. 1903, p. 7). Property of Sir John Cass' Foundation …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… form; the middle bay has a tapestry-picture. At E. end of N. aislereredos formed from former door-head, flanked … arms (Plate 16), carved and pierced. Screens: At W. end of stalls, panelled screens with carved and pierced … as to render the age of many of the fittings, in whole or in part, doubtful. Chairs: two, partly repaired, with …
A Survey of London
… is Lucas lane, and then Buttolph lane, and at the North end thereof Philpot lane, then is Rother lane,of olde time so … of Christ) is at this present a large Watergate, Port or Harbrough for shippes and boats, commonly arriuing there … of recorde, How charitable he was, and of what accorde, No man hath beene so beneficiall as hee, Vnto the Citie in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Knightlow, N. division of the county of Warwick, 1 mile (W. S. W.) from Rugby; containing 623 inhabitants. It comprises 2225 acres, of which 42 are common or waste; of the whole, two-thirds are arable, and the … more extensive than at present: it had a college, or guild, in honour of St. Mary. The parish, which comprises …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a(1) Parish Church of the Holy Trinity stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of rubble with freestone … wall are two carved stones, perhaps corbels, of the 14th or 15th century. One depicts a standing figure with sword and … was an addition to a cottage on the W. built in the 17th or early 18th century and which was demolished between 1950 …