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A History of the County of Sussex
… in Ifield parish, is situated at the crossing of the main road from Brighton to London and that from Horsham to East … about 200 ft., extends north on the east side of the main road. A little farther south, on the west side of the road, is a detached portion, in parts a mile broad. This …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… five hundred acres, are never ploughed. The high London road crosses the southern part of this parish, in which is … further northward by the river Thames. The high London road passed through Crayfordstreet, but a few years ago it … having been made, which avoiding the street, joins the old road again at the east end of the street, close to the …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… of Cleveland. 5 The village lies along a mediaeval road from York to the north by way of Coxwold, Thirsk and … of the door. The second example stands on the Easingwold road and is of similar character and date. The new Wesleyan … Priory. Half a mile below the village, on the Brandsby road, stands Wyndham Hall, now known as Crayke Manor. The …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the village of Merriott, the 'boundary gate' on the road to Crewkerne from the north. 3 The western boundary … on the waste at the edge of the common beside the Chard road. Marsh common adjoined Roundham common to the southeast, … time was the Portway route from Roundham and the tortuous road to Hinton St. George through Furland. 54 Extensions in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 1967, 17 continues to dominate the parish. The principal road through the parish, linking Crewkerne and Chard, runs … of the fair held on White Down from the 14th century. The road was adopted by the Chard turnpike trust in 1753 and a … Until 1834 two lanes branched SW. from the CrewkerneChard road at White Down. One, known c. 1755 as Axminster Way, 19 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… rises immediately behind the village, through which a good road has recently been cut, and crossing the village green … ground on both banks of the Tees at the point where the road from Northallerton to Darlington crosses the river by a … Clow Beck, which crosses the Richmond and Darlington road at Willow Bridge, flows by Jolby manor-house and turns …
A History of the County of Worcester
… datum to the north of Croome Court, on the Pershore road. To the west of this road, on the border of the park, is the new church of St. … Croome Court being now only marked by two trees. The high road from Severn Stoke to Defford passes along the north side …
A History of the County of Oxford
… parish boundary: on the north-east side of the Daventry road a field of 20 a., Ast Mead, was lost by Oxfordshire and … contours. The highest point is 547 ft. on the main Southam road north of Mollington from which the ground falls away to … respect. The higher ground on each side of the Southam road lies on the marlstone of the Middle Lias, the lower …
A History of the County of Worcester
… brick house of the 18th century. Upon the same side of the road a little further to the west is a small two-storied … being of quite an early type. On the opposite side of the road, near the modern schools and parish room, is a good … hill, where it turns to the south to join the Worcester road, is a fine half-timber farm-house. The earlier part of …