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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… earls of Arundel in the reign of Henry III. It is situated on the road from Bridgnorth to Ludlow, and comprises 2238 a. … ASTON MAGNA, a hamlet, in the parish of Blockley, union of Shipston-On-Stour, Upper division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Blockley …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 84 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the road from Baldock to Biggleswade, a little to the … was, according to Dugdale, born here. Atherstone-upon-Stour ATHERSTONE-upon-Stour, a parish, in the union of … by the river Stour and the road from Stratford to Shipston. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… large quantities, and of excellent quality. The market is on Wednesday: fairs are held on Whit-Tuesday and the last … BARCHESTON ( St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Shipston-on-Stour, Brails division of the hundred of Kington, S. division …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (N. E.) from Winchester, and 45 (W. S. W.) from London, on the great western road; containing 4066 inhabitants. In … (St. Mary) BATSFORD ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Shipston-on-Stour, Upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, E. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Beeston-Ryelands, 2807 inhabitants. It is bounded on the south-east by the river Trent, and comprises about 1500 acres, the soil of which is light, and lies on gravel. The inhabitants are principally employed in the … it from the parish of Bulmer, and falls into the river Stour. The Hall, situated near the church, is a spacious …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 10 miles (W. N. W.) from Settle. This parish is situated on the confines of the county of Lancaster, and comprises … 2000 acres are common or waste: the soil is poor, resting on a substratum of gritstone. The surface is varied, and the … county, on a spot overlooking the fertile valley of the Stour; and the vicinity is remarkable for the beauty of its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… commuted for 900, and there are nearly 11 acres of glebe. On the top of the western hill are the small but interesting … a hamlet, in the parish of Chipping-Campden, union of Shipston-on-Stour, Upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, E. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 409 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the west by the river Wensum, and situated on the road from Norwich to Fakenham, comprises 1443 a. 3 r. … which is separated from the county of Suffolk by the river Stour, comprises an area of about 2240 acres, and is …
A History of the County of Essex
… crossing fields, and coinciding with natural features only on part of its east side where it followed Roman river. In 1610 the rector of Great Birch claimed tithes on Newards (Nevards) farm in Layer-de-la-Haye, 60 a. of land … C. G. Round Trust's Birch estate and c. 1936 the Colne and Stour Valley water supply scheme was extended to Birch. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at an expense of 2929, by the Parliamentary Commissioners, on a site given by the late Emanuel Emmet, Esq.: it is in the … The parish is intersected by the Selby canal, and bounded on the south by the river Aire. It is nine miles long, and … and a fourth, called the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, which runs to Wolverhampton, and to the …