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A History of the County of Hampshire
… of thatch-roofed cottages culminating in the sandrock hill on which the church of All Saints stands. At the east … or later, being divided between the families of Popham and Hill. 107 Of them it must have been purchased by the … in 1202 to Philip de Blackpan pasture extending from the hill of 'Blikesdun' next Druce as far as the waste of …
A History of the County of Surrey
… highest point in East Surrey on Tilburstow or Tilbuster Hill, 591 ft. above the sea. Southwards the parish extends … at Frogwood Common, Blindley Heath and on Tilburstow Hill. The main road from London through Croydon to East … The road, here called Church Lane, slopes steeply down-hill past the church, and near the bottom is a pair of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… in a fine dry and open champaign country, of upland hill and dale. The soil is fertile, though in general …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… from the sun; others were tumbling their cheeses down a hill, that they might find the way to Nottingham for sale; … a wood from browning. Nor of their cheese shov'd down the hill, Nor of their cuckoo sitting, still, While it they …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… situated, being interspersed on every side with frequent hill and dale. The trees in it are oak, of a large size, and … vices and dissipation too frequently practised above the hill. There are two heaths or commons here; the one called … a mile within the lower or southern bounds of it, on an hill, commanding an extensive view of the country all around …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… at the meeting of by-roads from Great Staughton by Church Hill, from Easton by Hartham Street, now only a grass track, …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Argent a fesse between six martlets sable. The manor of HILL COURT or HULL COURT (Hulle, xiv cent.; Hulle Place, … in early times. The estate, sometimes called the manor of Hill Court in Woodhousend, is perhaps to be identified with 2 … Grafton Flyford, who was then holding a third of a fee in Hill worth yearly 100 s. 47 It evidently passed with Grafton …
A History of the County of Worcester
… and plantations. 1 The ground is undulating, Breakback Hill, one of the highest points, being about 400 ft. above …
A History of the County of Warwick
… hamlet, 2 at the southern end of which, on a slight hill which reaches 340 ft., is Calcutt Spinney, the only … 71 whose son William left a daughter Alice, wife of John Hill, who owned the manor in 1633 72 and c. 1650. 73 The …