Search
A History of the County of Stafford
… several at the highest points. One at Steep Low north-west of Alstonefield village contained, besides Bronze Age … the Peak District housing association on land on the south-west side of the village given by Henry Harpur-Crewe (d. … by the beginning of the 13th century. 86 Hope, south-west of Alstonefield village, was an inhabited place by the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… hamlets, Fawfieldhead in the north, Newtown in the north-west, and Hulme End in the south-east. The main part of the … Manifold, its boundary with Sheen on the east, and extends west as far as Merryton Low on the boundary with Onecote, in … form part of the boundary on the south-east and north-west. Elsewhere the boundary runs across heathland and on the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Churnet, and two arms of Black brook which flow north and west to join the river Dane. Most of the northern boundary … brook. The land lies at 825 ft. (251 m.) in the south-west corner beside Back brook. To the north and east on … of the Millstone Grit series, which outcrops on the west side of the township at Ramshaw Rocks and near Newstone …
A History of the County of Stafford
… boundary with Heathylee runs along a ridge. On the west Hollinsclough broadens out, taking in the headstream of … with Quarnford. The land lies at its highest at the west end of the ridge where a house called Summerhill stands … 83 There is a Bronze Age barrow on the hillside south-west of the village. 84 The village takes its name from its …
A History of the County of Stafford
… south-east corner of the ancient parish, is 6½ miles north-west of Ashbourne (Derb.), the nearest town. For the northern … parish the nearest town is Buxton (Derb.), 6 miles north-west of Longnor. Leek is 10 miles from both Alstonefield and … a member of a small delegation of hawkers from the north-west of England which had an audience with the prime …
A History of the County of Stafford
… land rises to 1,182 ft. (360 m.) near Nab End in the north-west corner of the township. Longnor village stands at 956 … later 18th century there were houses on both the east and west sides of the market place, the west side being known by the mid 19th century as Carder …
A History of the County of Stafford
… The river Dane forms the boundary with Cheshire on the west and a tributary, Black brook, the southern boundary with … ft. (356 m.) at its centre. The land rises again in the west, reaching 1,310 ft. (398 m.) on Gradbach Hill. The … Edge. There are shallow Coal Measures in the north-west corner of the township and at Goldsitch Moss. The soil …
A History of the County of Stafford
… a smaller village at Upper Elkstone nearly 2 miles to the west. North of Warslow village there is a small estate … of the Manifold and Warslow brook. Heathland north-west of the village rises to 1,312 ft. (400 m.) on the top of … Bronze Age barrows also stand on top of the hill south-west of Upper Elkstone village. 39 The position of Warslow …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-EAST ESSEX. ACCREDITED TO A DATE ANTERIOR TO 1714, arranged by … the 16th century the Chancel was re-built. About 1500 the West Tower was added. The church has been restored in modern … S. doorway has moulded jambs and a four-centred arch. The West Tower (12 ft. by 10 ft.) is of c. 1500 and of three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… AN INVENTORY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS IN NORTH-WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Arranged alphabetically by Parishes 1 … lay on the S.W. side of the park immediately E. of West Lodge, on Jurassic Clay and Northampton Sand, on land …