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A History of the County of Oxford
… late Anglo-Saxon parochiae, with territories north of the river Windrush dependent on a probable minster at Minster Lovell, and those south of the river dependent possibly on Bampton. 2 The church was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is annexed to the rectory of Houghton. The river Ouse passes through the parish. Witton WITTON, a … and surrounded by a finely-wooded park of 500 acres. The river Derwtnt flows through the park, and the Blackwater here … to Yarmouth, and bounded on the south by the navigable river Yare. The living is a discharged rectory, consolidated, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1599 inhabitants. The village is situated on the Colne river, and much shipping belongs to the port: it has a … the soil of which is rich, is bounded on the east by the river Smite. Wiveton (St. Mary) WIVETON ( St. Mary), a … principal stations here. The village is situated on the river Wey, and there are a paper manufactory and a brewery; …
A History of the County of Essex
… of the parish on the Elmstead border mile from the river. That mill was apparently replaced by a windmill by … granaries, warehouses, and wharves lay alongside the river in the 18th century. 76 In 1630 Colchester inn- keepers … and herrings were recorded. 79 Rights to fish in the river Colne were often disputed with Colchester borough, but …
A History of the County of Essex
… 3 miles south-east of Colchester on the east bank of the river Colne where it widens to form an estuary, covered 1,549 … Wivenhoe and Whit- more heaths on the north-east, and the river Colne and its marshes on the west and south. In 1734 … known as Old Heath common or meadow, was isolated when the river was improved, probably in the Middle Ages; that land …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… OD, partly floored by clay but with extensive areas of river gravel and alluvium near the Nene. The parish is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with several granges stretching across the parish from the river Wye to the Severn. Towards the Wye the parish is … where are good inns and extensive corn-warehouses near the river Trent and the Grand Trunk canal, and where a … picturesque, vale of the Wear, on the north bank of the river, and near the point where it receives the united …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the parish had orchards. Some of the land near the river was planted with osiers and other bushes, and there may …
A History of the County of Oxford
… twice, whereas the more easterly route avoided any major river crossing. 69 The road from Wolvercote to Wytham crossed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… paid for the repair of bridges, a causeway, and the river banks, and, in the early 19th century, for the ditching …