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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… 3 l. The religious concerned here, besides the prior of West-Acre, were the prior of Pentney, who in 1428 was charged … isle, with a chancel, all covered with lead; and at the west end of the nave stands a foursquare tower, with three … and ball gilt. The south porch is tiled. At the west end of the nave lies a gravestone, having a cross patte …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Anne, widow of Jeremy, held them in 1657. In 1682, Roger West, Esq. of Mersworth in Bucks, enjoyed it as heir at law … in 1700, Edmund Miller, serjeant at law, purchased it of West, who dying in 1730, left it to Richard Hassell, Esq. the … with all his infallibility, dare not determine. At the west end of the nave stands a large and lofty square tower of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… to Edmund Gourney, and afterwards to William Hawtrey of West-Lexham, then Roger Prior's of Castleacre, and after that …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… in the reign of King Edward II. as is above shown. At the west end, on the pavement, lie two gravestones; one in memory … the wife of William Greenwood, who died in 1730. At the west end of the nave stands a four-square tower of flint, &c. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… observed, about half a mile from the town, to the north west, on a place called the Warren-Hill, may be observed a … 7 and Richard his son, gave lands here to the abbey of West Derham, and afterwards convyed away his right herein to … the said mercate. This ancient seat stands a little south-west of the church of Oxburgh; being built of brick, it very …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… SOUTH-ACRE. This village, as well as Castle-acre and West-acre, in the Book of Domesday, are wrote singly Acra, … Prior of Sporle for his temporals, at 1 mark. The Prior of West-acre for his temporals, at 43 s. 8 d. The church of … breadth, has a good roof of oak covered with lead: at the west end stands a large Gothick stone font, with a cover of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… built it, and was there buried 17 November 1638. 9 At the west end of the nave is a very antique round tower, and on …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… nave, a north and south isles, covered with lead. At the west end of the nave, stands the tower of flint, with quoins …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… in Swaffham, Narford and Stow, 27 to Sir John Crofts of West Stow in Suffolk, and his heirs. In the 1st and 2d year … purchased in. The site of it is about a mile and half, west of Swaffham, on a very high hill, surveying the country … the town are generally about 50 yards deep. On the north-west side is a spacious heath, famous a few years past for …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe West-Bradenham WEST-BRADENHAM. We find in Domesday Book, under the title of … son of the last William Read, had livery of these manors, West Bradenham, Gooderston, &c. in Norfolk, with three in …