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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Alderton ALDERTON (19 miles N. of Cirencester) The alleged hill-fort on Dixton Hill (SO 985305), formerly known as Castle Hill, 1 and the 'motte' associated with it cannot be accepted …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Alderton, a farmhouse and 23 a. of land belonging to James Hill, 83 which was added to the Horton House farm; 84 and in … acreage in adjoining parishes, was being farmed from Pury Hill Farm in Paulerspury parish. 1 The Manor House itself was … in Alderton, part of a freehold estate belonging to the Hill family, who, they noted, had resisted payment for the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… 12 H. 4, n. 25. Esc. 6 H. 5, n. 15. Esc. 3 E. 4, n. 14. Hill. 18 E. 4, rot. 353. rot. 359. Ex lib. Visit. …
Survey of London
… this site were accepted in 1896 by the builders Higgs and Hill, and at the Estate's suggestion A. H. Kersey became the … 'employing a nephew of a member of the firm of Higgs and Hill, who is an iron founder.' 51 GBA 679. GLB IX/2289. GBA …
Old and New London
… Place." In the Minories, lying between Aldgate and Tower Hill, there stood, in the Middle Ages, an abbey of nuns of …
A History of the County of Essex
… outcrops were per- manent grass, supporting dairy herds at Hill, Aldham Hall, and Church House farms; the boulder clay … fruit, and vegetables. 92 Dairy farming had ceased at Hill Farm and Aldham Hall by 1955, but continued at Church …
A History of the County of Essex
… in 1498, Fordstreet green near the foot of Fordstreet hill in 1686 and 1708, and South green in Green Lane in 1810. … c. 1801 the gate had been moved to the foot of Fordstreet hill. 15 In the 17th century, lanes led from Fordstreet and … Fordstreet was defended by a road block at the foot of the hill, a pill box and tank trap at the bridge itself; 51 seven …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is elevated, the celebrated Barr Beacon being the highest hill in the inland counties. The neighbourhood affords a kind … of land. The town is pleasantly situated on the brow of a hill, sloping towards the south, and consists of four streets …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… the earlier and more important. The church occupied the hill to the south-west by the 12th century and is set apart …