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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… stone is generally used for walls and roofs giving the village a picturesque quality though none of the houses … The Parish Church of St. Nicholas (Plate 1) stands in the village. The walls are of local rubble with ashlar dressings; … boundaries of the manor of Worth to the S. of the village bears traces of strip fields of the open field …
A History of the County of Sussex
… fishing hamlet of less importance than the neighbouring village of Broadwater. Its development as a resort began in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… new northern boundary being drawn just south of Broadwater village. 6 At its incorporation in 1890 Worthing absorbed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… continued westwards after c. 1900, absorbing the old village centre of Heene and the resort of West Worthing, … further building between the two places, Broadwater village remained physically separate from Worthing, though it … north of West Worthing station had linked West Tarring village to West Worthing, and building was also going on …
A History of the County of Sussex
… station and reservoir on the downs north of Broadwater village. Meanwhile in 1896 the borough took over and closed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by the Teville stream. A sports ground near West Tarring village was mentioned in 1912. 35 The recreation ground south …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Junction canal, derives its name from the situation of its village round a pleasant green of oblong form, at the east … meadow and marsh, 156 woodland, and 16 garden-ground. The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, … any event of historical importance. From an inconsiderable village it was raised to a market-town by George, Duke of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… of the Blessed Virgin, stands at the E. end of the village green; the walls are of stone rubble, partly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of … Wreckington Hall is a handsome mansion of stone. The village forms the southern extremity of the borough of … 216 inhabitants. It comprises about 1230 acres: the village is situated on the road from Pickering to …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Thomas Turner in Sussex was buying writing paper for his village shop in the 1750s and 1760s [Diaries (Turner)], while …