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A History of the County of Hampshire
… small parish of Farleigh Wallop contains 1,725 acres of hill country which reaches its greatest height, of over 680 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… in 1831 the villages of Purbrook, Portsdown, Stakes Hill or Frendstaple, and part of Waterlooville called 'Wait Lane End' on the north side of Portsdown Hill, and the hamlet of Drayton, a mile west on the south. In … the north is the well-wooded country of Purbrook, Stakes Hill, and Waterloo, which once formed part of the Forest of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… ancient fortification is indicated by the name Berry hill used in 1714 for a field north-east of Farmington … park was known by 1600 as Stoneborrow (or Stoneberry) hill, 22 perhaps from a long barrow on the land taken into … further west, an outlying barn and yard (then called Hill barn) belonged to Bedwell farm, based at Wales End, in …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… latter syllable, berge, signifying in old English a little hill; an etymology well suiting the situation of the place. …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Baths in connexion with the Queen's Hotel. Farnborough Hill, formerly the property of Mr. Thomas Longman, was … in 1881. The mansion was built in 1860, and stands on a hill in a well-wooded park of 300 acres with gardens. It …
A History of the County of Warwick
… formed by a small stream running south from Fenny Compton Hill, on the other side of which another small stream, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… in 1831 the hamlets of Hedgerley Dean, Seer Green and Salt Hill. 1 In 1847, however, Seer Green became an ecclesiastical … it and Hedgerley Dean were civil parishes in 1901. 2 Salt Hill in 1831 was partly in Upton and is now partly in this … mile to the south of Farnham Church is the hamlet of Salt Hill, to the west of Slough, of which it is partly a …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… for its accommodations in every respect. On the western hill, adjoining the high road, is Petham place, and on the … on the house of Chartons and Chimbhams farm; on the same hill to the northward is Eglantine, and on the hill opposite to it the estate called the Folly. The parish …
Magna Britannia
… Earl Fortescue, who is the present proprietor. Castle Hill, the seat of Earl Fortescue, is in this parish. The old mansion at Castle Hill was much altered by Hugh Fortescue, Lord Clinton, about … it now belongs to G. A. Barbor, Esq. The Rev. Charles Hill is patron of the vicarage. In the year 1658, John …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… mile-stone westward, almost as far as the summit of Judde-hill, and the liberties of the town extend as far of this …