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A History of the County of Gloucester
… 5 miles north of Cheltenham on the west side of Oxenton Hill, a northern outlier of the Cotswolds. The parish was … is a steep rise to the flattened northern spur of Oxenton Hill, and beyond that a further steep rise to the summit of … mid-18th century there were 5 copyholders and 5 tenants at rack-rent on the manor. 185 A four-course rotation was being …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the land lies between 270 ft. and 300 ft., rising at Herd Hill, a mile north-east of the village, to 400 ft. A small … Abbey. 4 There was probably once a windmill on Herd Hill above Windmill Farm. The soil is chiefly clay with a …
A History of the County of Surrey
… purpose. The village lies on the lower slope of the hill rising from a small stream running north and south. The … of stone steps. These and the cottages lower down the hill stand high above the road, which is here in a cutting. …
Magna Britannia
… pulled down the old mansion of the Francis's. At Knowle-hill, a little to the south-west of Foremark, was a house …
Magna Britannia
… side of the mouth is a block-house, and on a rocky hill hard by it is a strong castle quadrate, having on eche … was sent a prisoner to London, and suffered death on Tower-hill. About the beginning of September, 1643, Colonel Digby …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… of Whitchurch. The right of common of pasture on Shooter's Hill was mentioned in the 16th century. 2 The chief houses … village. Roman remains have been found at Shooter's Hill, drift implements in the Thames, and miscellaneous …
A History of the County of Sussex
… In the south-east corner of the parish is Hollingbury Hill, 583 ft. in height. This is crowned by a large Early Iron Age fortified hill-town of roughly square plan, and covering about 9 acres, … the north-east side of the parish, the slopes of Tegdown Hill are covered with the traces of early field-systems and …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… also belongs to Mr. Christie and is the residence of Mrs. Hill, is in the middle; Newton Grange, the property of Miss … C. T. Hales in 1890 and lies in extensive grounds on the hill side south of the village. The present head is the Rev. …