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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… at the south end of the village. 13 The church stands on rising ground and, when it was built in the 14th century, … number of communicants, c. 40 at Easter, was said to be rising because religious tracts had recently been distributed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at the base and on the acclivity of elevated ground rising gently from the east bank of the river Severn, over … in the form of a double cross, with a noble square tower, rising from the centre to the height of 167 feet; the … the parish of Abberley, and are seen to a great distance, rising to about the same height as the last-mentioned: Witley …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… pleasure grounds, sinking in some places and in others rising to your view, managed as they would be, if the family …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… style, has been enlarged. The rectory-house, situated on rising ground near the river, was built by the late Sir … Wortley in 1510, is seated on the brow of a rocky cliff, rising from a precipitous and thickly-wooded acclivity 1800 …