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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… acclivity of an eminence rising gradually from the river Itchen, which is navigable to Southampton. It consists of one … for the general improvement of the city. Over the Itchen, of which several branches intersect the town, is a … A canal from Woodmill, about two miles above the Itchen ferry, near Southampton, supplies the town with coal …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xiii cent. et seq.). Winchester lies in the valley of the Itchen, surrounded by chalk down-land. Roman roads approach it from all sides, and the Itchen while navigable brought it into touch with …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… running north and south, east of the main arm of the Itchen, 1 which formed the military fosse of the eastern wall … the boats laden with timber and stone, &c., coming up the Itchen from Southampton were grounded. The church of St. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… by 1771 the same area had only three fields (Map of Milton Abbas and Stickland by W. Woodward, see above, p. 183). A …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… area of 3,436 acres, entirely on Chalk. Until 1933 Milton Abbas parish included the W. part of Whitechurch village, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Society of Friends, and Unitarians. Winterbourne-Abbas (St. Mary) WINTERBOURNE-ABBAS ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Dorchester, … The living is a rectory, united to that of Winterbourne-Abbas, and valued in the king's books at 10. 4. 7. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Winterbourne Abbas 45 WINTERBOURNE ABBAS (6190) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 58 NE, bSY 59 SE, cSY 68 NW, dSY 69 SW) Winterbourne Abbas, a compact parish covering 1,513 acres, lies at the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… strips noted in 1903 but described as near Winterbourne Abbas (C. March, Dorset Procs. XXIV (1903), 834). (d) Two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a crozier and border inscription in separate capitals: ABBAS : RICARDUS: DE [:] MANERS : HIC : TUMULATUR: AD:PANAS : …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 207 inhabitants. It is bounded on the east by the river Itchen, and comprises about 1793 acres, of which 1230 are … of Abbot's-Worthy. The parish is situated on the river Itchen, and comprises by measurement 2130 acres, of which …