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A History of the County of Surrey
… to Ockham. 2 A piece of Ockham, far away on Holmbury Hill, was also added to Abinger 3 (q.v.). The soil of Ockham …
A History of the County of Surrey
… by the Danes, who placed battering engines on Bury Hill. All who notice the story take Bury Hill to be Anstiebury Camp, 2 miles or more away. But where … before the branch to Coldharbour goes off on the left, the hill was called Bury Hill. 4a It is very much nearer, under …
A History of the County of Worcester
… are: Stigeley, Greenway, Deorleage, Longandic, Caltham Hill, Crohheama 5 (ix cent.); Nufeld 6 (xv cent.); Horsham …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to over 600 ft. at the summit of Oddington (or Martin's) Hill on the western side of the parish, and to 625 ft. on the slopes of Icomb Hill where the parish boundary has a promontory at its south-west corner. 2 Between Oddington Hill and Icomb Hill a stream, formerly known as the Henbrook, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… early settlement. It means in Old English 'Ot(t)a's hill' and the site was probably first settled by the man who …
A History of the County of Bedford
… declares the original meaning of this name to be the Woad Hill (Skeat, Place Names of Bedfordshire). Statistics from …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… near Odiham Castle. To the north of the town at Colt Hill there is a wharf which was at one time largely used for … of Lady Petre. The town of Odiham stands on a chalky hill at about 300 ft. above the ordnance datum, and the land … 207 and now belongs to Baroness Dorchester of Greywell Hill. A hide of land at BERCHELEI was held at the time of the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… being 255. 8 The village, mostly lying at the foot of a hill to the north-east of the church, contains a few … parish church of ST. GREGORY stands on the crest of the hill above the village. It consists of chancel with north …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… much of the downland between the Ogbournes and Hackpen Hill but by 1086 it had been divided into two estates. The … Dean Bottom and then turns sharply north-west to Hackpen Hill. East of the hill fort called Barbury Castle the boundary with Ogbourne …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… end. In the north-east corner of the parish is Whitefield Hill and south of that hill are Round Hill Downs and Church Hill. Beyond the crest of the downs, …