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A History of the County of Stafford
… land is upland pasture. The river Dove forms the northern boundary, which is also the county boundary with Derbyshire, and tributaries of the Dove and the river Manifold form the eastern boundary …
A History of the County of Stafford
… TOTMONSLOW HUNDRED (part) ALSTONEFIELD The ancient parish of Alstonefield lay in the north-east corner of the county, the river Dane forming the boundary with Cheshire and the river Dove that with … below Archford bridge, which spanned the Manifold on the boundary between the township and Fawfieldhead. The second …
A History of the County of Stafford
… ha.) in area. 65 Longnor village, which has the appearance of a small market town, stands on a saddle in the ridge which … ofer, long slope. 66 The river Dove forms the western boundary, which is also the boundary with Derbyshire, except at the northwest end where …
A History of the County of Stafford
… It is mostly pasture, and occupies the north-east corner of Staffordshire, marching with Cheshire and Derbyshire. The river Dane forms the boundary with Cheshire on the west and a tributary, Black brook, the southern boundary with Leekfrith. The headstreams of the rivers Dove …
A History of the County of Stafford
… land is mostly pasture. Warslow village on the east side of the parish is the main centre of population, with a … on Warslow Hall. The river Manifold forms the eastern boundary with Wetton and a tributary, Warslow brook, part of the southern boundary with Butterton. The river Hamps forms the western …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Alton Pancras AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL DORSET Arranged by Parishes The group of four figures immediately following the heading of each … about 350 ft. at the point where the river crosses the S. boundary. Several deeply cut dry valleys drain from E. and W. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Amble Alvanley ALVANLEY, a chapelry, in the parish of Frodsham, union of Runcorn, Second division of the hundred of Eddisbury, S. … Cheltenham passes through it, and the river Severn is its boundary on one side. There are some works for the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1 No later references have been found and, since a grant of arable and meadow in 1351 lay 'in Alwoldsbury and … Upper fields. 6 Seabrook furlong, by the parish's western boundary, was included in both those fields in the 17th … Barrel field, south of Alvescot village near the eastern boundary, as a single Lower field. 7 South field, mentioned …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction ALVESCOT The small stone-built village of Alvescot lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Witney and 15 … and Bazeland or Batesland closes, adjoining the southern boundary, belonged from the Middle Ages to two Clanfield … later in Alvescot's south-western corner; possibly the boundary there and at Batesland was adjusted later in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… OTHER ESTATES In the late Anglo-Saxon period all or part of Alvescot belonged probably to the large royal manor of Bampton, which was gradually broken up. 1 By the mid 11th century most of the later parish was divided among three manors of between …