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A History of the County of Sussex
… to the river estuary and then, at its building, to the Norman castle. 81 There is no evidence of pre-Conquest … settlement on the site of the present village. After the Norman Conquest the lordship later called the rape of Bramber … who had built a castle at Bramber by 1073. Like many other Norman castle-builders, 82 he also founded a borough under …
A History of the County of Sussex
… crossed only by fords or ferries until after the Norman Conquest, Bramber bridge being built in the late 11th … Sussex rapes as they existed later originated after the Norman Conquest, 4 though there may have been other divisions …
A History of the County of Sussex
… what was apparently its parent manor of Kingston by Sea by 1066, and Sedgewick from Broadwater by the 13th century, … lay within the area, Rusper and Sele priories, to the Norman abbey of Fécamp, and to the bishop and the cathedral …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… part octagonal, at the west end of the aisle: the font is Norman. There was formerly another church, dedicated to St. … Conquest, either by Geffrey de Clinton, or his son-in-law, Norman de Verdune, and which was garrisoned in the 7th of … supposed to have been rebuilt by Theobald, a descendant of Norman, who appears to have enjoyed the privilege of free …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… church is in the perpendicular style, with some traces of Norman architecture in the porch. There is a chapel of ease … prospects. The church was rebuilt in 1844, in the Norman style, at a cost of 500: a very ancient arch, supposed … Hall. The chapel exhibits various styles, from the Norman to the later English. A plot of about five acres of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… breadth. The value of the manor had decreased from £3 in 1066 to £2 in 1086. 1 In the early 12th century there were …
A History of the County of Stafford
… which the abbey lost in the early 11th century, and in 1066 it was held by Godgifu ( Godiva), the widow of Leofric, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… assigned in 1805, in lieu of tithes. The church is in the Norman style. Many tumuli of great antiquity may be seen in … spacious and venerable cruciform structure, partly in the Norman and early English styles, with a low central tower, … into it from the nave is in the richest style of the later Norman; it is lighted by a handsome east window, and contains …
A History of the County of Somerset
… BRATTON manor was held, like Wincanton, by Alfsi in 1066 and by Walter of Douai in 1086. 29 From Walter (d. c. … 11 swine, and 10 beasts. The value had been reduced since 1066 from £7 to £4. Woodland measured 6 furlongs square. 99 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an extensive prospect: it displays some remains of Norman architecture. The priory, which was for Black canons, … miles in circumference; and formed, at the time of the Norman survey, part of the private estate of the Bishop of … exhibits various styles of architecture: the tower is Norman, and is surmounted by an octagonal lantern, from which …