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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… village of Hothfield. The Place-house stands on a hill, at a small distance from the corner of the heath … at the southern corner of the heath, at the foot of the hill, adjoining the Place grounds, near West-street. Between … is a very uncommon one, grows in a wood near Barber's hill, in this parish. THE MANOR OF HOTHFIELD seems, in very …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of ground was bought in this parish, on the side of the hill fronting the pier fort, and consecrated for that …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… east to west, rising to the slight incline of Houghton Hill (120 ft. above ordnance datum) near the eastern … Eagle Windmill stood to the north of the road, and on the hill between the road and the river lie Houghton Grange, the residence of Mr. H. Perkins, built in 1899; Houghton Hill House, the residence of Mrs. Baker; the Cedars, the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… away north to Houghton Down, behind which rises Danebury Hill in Nether Wallop parish. The main road from Romsey to …
A History of the County of Bedford
… outlying portion of the village known as Chapel End is the Hill Farm, a modern building, which has still standing at its … while traces of a moat are still to be seen. On a hill to the north-west is a windmill which is still worked. … to Reading Abbey. Beautifully situated on the top of a hill in the south of the parish stand the ruins of Houghton …
A History of the County of Bedford
… name was Pudele 3 or Podele. 4 It is also known as Chalk Hill. Here is a small Wesleyan chapel. From here a road leads … north-west of Houghton village and separated from it by a hill. It is said to take its name from a holy well dedicated … the parish. Watling Street ran straight over Chalk Hill, and in the coaching days the ascent was found so steep …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… sold it to Baldwin Duppa Duppa, esq. of Hollingborne-hill. HUCKING, alias RUMPSTED, is a small manor in this …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… datum and reach their maximum height (644 ft.) at Denner Hill near the northern boundary separating this parish from … and altered in modern times. The manor-house stands on a hill in the south of the parish. It is a square building with … of his nephew Mr. Coningsby Ralph Disraeli. The path down-hill to the northeast of the manor-house leads past the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… by the scarp. Its land rises above 850 ft. on Huish Hill, sloping gently northwards to about 700 ft., and more … be used for tillage or pasture. The steep slopes of Huish Hill have prevented ploughing, but the more gently sloping … 3 and by the 19th century Gopher wood, 22 a. on Draycot Hill, was all that remained. 4 The boundaries of Huish were …
A History of the County of Somerset
… two parallel streams. The southern boundary lies on Heydon Hill ( c. 338 m.) above Huish moor, where rough common ground … the north-west the parish reaches the plateau of Brendon Hill (375 m.) and a ridge beyond at 396 m. The boundaries of the open ground on Brendon Hill are marked by the Bronze Age monolith known as Dun's …