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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3 p. of fertile land. The village is pleasantly situated on the road to Weston-super-Mare, at the extremity of the … school was endowed by Mr. Thomas Gill, with rentcharges on lands now belonging to Sir Egerton Leigh and others, … ( St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Shipston, partly in the Upper division of the hundred of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 39 p., mostly grazing-land; the surface is very undulated. On the limestone here, is a brown soil; in other places the … containing 8918 inhabitants. The township is situated on the slope of a hill on the east side of Low Moor, and … and is bordered on the north by the navigable river Stour. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.E. (c)xix. N.W. (d)xix. S.W.) Boxted is a parish on the right bank of the Stour and 5 m. N. of Colchester. The church is interesting. … each have rough pointed arches cut through the wall, three on the N. and four on the S. side; on the N. side there are …
A History of the County of Essex
… with the demesne by 1722. 16 In 1586 the c. 470 a. of land on Rivers Hall manor was divided between 55 holdings held by … of Packwoods, High Fen and Messings, comprised c. 96 a. 17 On Boxted Hall manor in 1598 about 35 freehold and cus- … oats, and malt or bran were apparently carried along the Stour Navigation from Boxted to Manning- tree. 31 A four …
A History of the County of Essex
… ha.) lies c. 5 miles north of Colchester. 53 The river Stour forms the northern boundary of the roughly rectangular … in the river's course by Boxted mill has left c. 11 a. on the northern bank. The western and eastern boundaries, … beside Boxted Hall, along the Stour west of Boxted mill, on the high ground around Rivers Hall and towards Langham, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Sir John Wood (d. 1484), speaker of the House of Commons. On the death in 1503 of Wood's widow Margery the manor … held successively by John, another John, and Richard. On Richard's death in 1544 William Dawtrey took possession of … in 1455. That estate, between Church Street and the River Stour, was by far the largest freehold belonging to Rivers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Cookham, county of Berks; 4 miles (E.) from Wokingham, on the road to Windsor. Fairs are held on April 25th, August 22nd, and October 1st. Bracon-Ash (St. … 995 inhabitants. It is bounded on the north by the river Stour, and comprises by computation 2270 acres: the greater …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… many of whom are employed in copper-mines. This place lies on the road from Leek to Ashbourn, and belongs to a number of … George) BRAILES ( St. George), a parish, in the union of Shipston-upon-Stour, Brailes division of the hundred of Kington, S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 956 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the south and east by the British Channel, and comprises … are arable, and the remainder pasture. It is situated on the south of the river Teme, in the eastern part of the … 20 p., of which 1860 acres are in cultivation; the river Stour, which here divides into two branches, is navigable on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… near which the land is fertile; a wet soil, incumbent on clay or limestone, prevails on its northern side. The living is a discharged vicarage, … the residence of many respectable families. The river Stour passes through the parish. The living is a vicarage, …