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A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Chaffcombe CHAFFCOMBE The parish of Chaffcombe lies 2 miles northeast of Chard and nearly 3 miles south-west of Ilminster, and had … Middleton, rector 15681609, was a former fellow of New College, Oxford, and for 2 years employed curates to serve in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… miles south south-west from Newport and some 7 miles west of Ventnor, was established at the beginning of the 12th century. The soil is Upper and Lower Greensand, … oratory and all its possessions were granted to Winchester College, 76 to which the land at Walpen still belongs. CHURCH …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xi cent.); Chaufunt St. Giles (xiii cent.). The parish of Chalfont St. Giles covers an area of 3,725 acres, of which 1,503 acres are arable land, 1,523 … 17th there is mention of Crutches and Pegges Common. 22 A British coin has been found here. 23 MANORS In 1086 the manor …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xi cent.); Chaufunte St. Peter (xiii cent.). The parish of Chalfont St. Peter covers an area of 4,363 acres, of which … received licence to bestow the advowson on St. John's College, Oxford, 93 of which he was a fellow commoner, and … erected by her. The legacy was invested in 219 North British Railway Company 4 per cent. preference stock, the …
A History of the County of Bedford
… (xiii cent.); Winfeld, Winfeud (xiii cent.). The parish of Chalgrave, which comprises the village of Chalgrave and hamlets of Tebworth and Wingfield, covers an … tithes at the inclosure of the parish in 1797. 69 The college is a landowner at the present day. There was a chapel …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… cealc, in Saxon, signifying a chalk stone. THE PARISH of Chalk is situated twenty-four miles from London; its … the year after his father's death, founded the chantry or college of Cobham, and gave this manor to it, and also the … it. This manor remained part of the possessions of this college till the reign of king Henry VIII. about the 30th …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xv cent.). Chalton is a small parish with an area of 1,749 acres, 1 shut in on nearly every side by lofty … references to this castle in documents preserved in the British Museum and the Record Office. It appears from … going up the hill from the green to Havant is Stanstead College, which was built and endowed by Mr. Charles Dixon of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… It lies partly below and partly above the upper range of chalk hills, where there is much woodland. It is a … likewise, by her will, founded two exhibitions in Oriel college, Oxford, with preference to the candidates from this … out of the rent of a farm in Throwley, devised to that college for this purpose, which is now of the annual produce …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Charlbury CHARLBURY Charlbury 1 lies 15 miles north-west of Oxford on the River Evenlode, and roughly 7 miles from the … not of the lord but of the tenants. 23 St. John's College gave 5 towards the repair of Fawler bridge in 1614, … was revealed by aerial photography in 1935. 31 A Romano-British farm at Lee's Rest, Charlbury, was occupied from the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Population: 1911, 224; 1921, 199; 1931, 188. The main part of the parish is bounded on the north by the Thelsford Brook, … Between the road junction and the bridge is the site of the priory of Thelsford; of the buildings there are no … died in 1401, 35 and his son Sir Thomas, who was in bad health and had to be excused from fasting in 1414, 36 died in …