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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… unaltered at inclosure. The Kneesworth road climbs Mettle Hill, originally Motlowehyll, so called in the 14th century, … which descended with his estate in Kneesworth to Biscoe Hill Wortham (d. 1895). It included c. 170 a. in Meldreth in … manor. The lease descended with that manor to Biscoe Hill Wortham 174 who held it in 1873. 175 In 1920 the college …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… land a little above the general level of the valley. Shaw Hill is 165 ft. and at a point mile north of Whitley the land … ground of which the parish of Seend is composed. This hill rises to more than 200 ft. in the centre of the parish … a mile west of the village and almost at the foot of the hill is Seend Cleeve and mile farther Seend Row. The hamlet …
Magna Britannia
… Denton, writing in 1688, says that the gallows stood on a hill near the castle, on which criminals had been executed …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… i, 26. Recov. R. Trin. 11 Geo. I, rot. 13. There is now a hill called Diddersley Hill near the site of the Grange. Dom. Bk. Fac. 25 b. Rentals …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Railway, and beyond it rise the downs, Old Winchester Hill, in the north-east corner of the parish, reaching a …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… for the most part on high ground, though with continued hill and dale; the soils in it are various, much of it is … Darell, esq. second son of Sir Robert Darell, of Cale-hill; and Anne to Mr. James Darrell, fourth son of Sir Robert …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Crackwell alias Crackneld Wood, Drowser furlong, Poulter's Hill, Mowen Close. 3 Manors At the time of the Domesday …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Yokes, which is most pleasantly situated on the side of a hill, commanding a most delightful and extensive prospect …
A History of the County of Warwick
… development of the place. The church, standing apart on a hill overlooking the eastern end of the village, marks the … road, turnpiked in 1821, enters the parish down a steep hill from the east. Its original course, which was still … p. 872. Burial entries of waggoners killed on Meriden Hill occur in the Parish Registers in 1692 and 1709. 25 Geo. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 49 a. to Crewkerne in 1934. 3 From over 250 ft. on Eggwood Hill in the west, the NE. slope of which was ancient … Higher) Street, the second by Lower Street, Shiremoor Hill, and Townsend, have been diverted in the area of the … union in 1836. 178 A lock-up or round house, built of Ham hill stone with stone tiles, survives near Manor Farm. It was …