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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… the Conquest Hallaton formed part of the estate of the Saxon Tochi, and passed with the rest of his lands to the … remained in use as a clergy vestry. Apart from the Saxon coffin lid, several coped stone lids of the 13th or …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… than twenty-two dependent townships, the property of the Saxon Earl Tosti; but the modern parish contains only those … massive pile, is very ancient. In the churchyard stands a Saxon cross, mounted upon three steps: the sides are rudely …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Confessor, Hampton belonged to Earl Algar, a powerful Saxon nobleman; and after the Norman Conquest was held by … containing 458 inhabitants. This place belonged to the Saxon bishops of Worcester, from whom it derived the former …
Old and New London
… the etymology of Hampstead is evidently derived from the Saxon "ham" or home, and "stede" or place. The modern form of … in Hertfordshire. The name, then, of the solitary Saxon farm was applied in the course of years to the village … surrounded it and at length took its place. Who the hardy Saxon was who first made a clearing in this elevated part of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in Denning Road. Ernest Bell, a publisher, lived at Saxon House, Willoughby Road, 95 and was presumably related …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… And Spaniard's End. 67 Sandgate, one of the Anglo-Saxon boundary points, has been plausibly located at North …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… road. 21 Continuous habitation, however, dated from Anglo-Saxon times, when the name Hampstead indicated a single …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are several bequests for the poor. In the year 680, the Saxon princess, St. Werburgh, became abbess of a nunnery …
A History of the County of Oxford
… throughout the prehistoric period. 86 No early Anglo-Saxon house sites have been found, but in the pagan period …