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A History of the County of Berkshire
… of disused quarries and chalk-pits in the parish. The Bath Road enters the parish at the hamlet of Knowl Hill on the … in the Thames Valley, a little to the north of the main road from Henley to Marlow, with wooded hills to the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… rises again to a moderate height in the south. The main road from Winchester to Romsey traverses the whole length of … a belt of trees is the church spire. Farther along the road by the 'White Horse' a sharp bend up-hill to the left … leads by Collins Lane to Upper Sharland, and then the main road winds slightly west into the centre of the village. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… by many roads and bylanes. The Reading and Wokingham road crosses it from west to east, and is intersected by the road leading from Arborfield Cross to Twyford, with a branch … Reading Museum, have been found at Twyford. 24 The main road from Reading to Maidenhead runs through the village in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… are scattered, and on the Andover and Basingstoke road, which runs east and west through the village, is Manor …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… in the west of the parish, at the junction of the main road from Andover to Newbury with a road running from St. Mary Bourne to Vernhams Dean. It is on the lowest ground in the parish, the road from Andover dropping at Hurstbourne Hill from a height …
A History of the County of Sussex
… sealevel, running east and west across the parish, on the road from Lewes to Albourne, and this is crossed in the centre of the village by another road which goes north to Cuckfield. The church is situated in … portions of the parish being under 100 ft. The main road from London to Brighton forms part of the western …
A History of the County of Durham
… called Low Maidendale and Hunger Hill. 1 The old north road from Yorkshire over Croft Bridge towards Darlington … of the making of the railway in 1829. 4 From the bridge a road goes eastward through both the villages on to Dinsdale, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… The village lies between Ridgmont and Woburn, on the high road which skirts Woburn Park. There are two or three … about half a mile to the north of the village, on the road to Aspley Guise. This portion of the village is known as … the entrance to the park is the Manor Farm, past which a road leads north, leaving Crawley Hall on the west. It is a …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Husthwaite Gate, at the point where it is crossed by the road between the villages. Almost parallel with the railway … where there is a house owned by Mrs. F. H. Wailes. The road from Beacon Banks leads south to Acaster Hill, where …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… to the north of the main Scarborough and Pickering road. The cottages are mostly built of stone; many are …