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A History of the County of Northampton
… Eketon (xixv cent.); Ekton, Ecton (xvxx cent.). The parish of Ecton covers about 2,300 acres. It lies on the side of a hill which rises gradually from the River Nene, the … in agriculture. Ecton parish was inclosed in 1759. 6. British coins of the late Celtic Age have been found in the …
Magna Britannia
… ward, lies four miles from Penrith. The first proprietor of the manor upon record is Henry Fitz-Swein; in the reign of … and a gravestone of Dr. John Whelpdale, master of the college, 1526. The church of Greystock was made collegiate in 1382, by Alexander Nevil, Archbishop of York. The college consisted of a master and six chantry priests: it …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… is a large and straggling parish covering an area of 3,670 acres, of which 1,268 acres are arable land and 926 … of her lands in Edlesborough and Northall to Eton College. 149 In 1480 John Duke of Suffolk received licence to … The reputed manor of BUTLERS was held of the rector of the college of Ashridge, 171 the overlordship being last …
A History of the County of Durham
… (xv cent.); Egglysclyfe or Heckesclyfe (1580). The parish of Egglescliffe, or Eaglescliffe as the railway station is named, lies along the northern bank of the Tees, with Yorkshire to the south and east, Stockton … Mr. Killinghall called for ale and drank Esquire Bowes' health and gave 6 s. to be spent in drink. Then shouting and …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the Thames, 5 miles from Windsor and 4 miles north-west of Chertsey. The parish is bounded on the north-east by the … of Milton Place, Egham, and some officers of the Military College, Sandhurst. It ran through Virginia Water, an … was the seat of the late Lord Thring. Coopers Hill College was erected for the training of candidates for the …
Magna Britannia
… Egloshayle - St Ewe Egloshayle EGLOSHAYLE, in the hundred of Trigg and deanery of Trigg-Minor, lies one mile south-east from Wadebridge, … and parish. The great tithes, appropriated formerly to the college of Glaseney, are held on lease by Samuel Stephens, …
A History of the County of Worcester
… cent.). Eldersfield is situated in the southern extremity of the county, and forms with Chaceley a tongue of land projecting into Gloucestershire. It has an area of … beginning of the war; 'he had been for the recovery of his health to Hereford, where he was taken prisoner when the town …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… south-eastward from Stelling. It was written in the time of the Saxons both Uleham and iham, in Domesday, Albam. … continued till the 1st year of king Edward VI. when this college was, with all its possessions, surrendered into the … of St. Paul's, and afterwards bishop of Rochester, to the college founded by the latter in 1263, at Maldon, in Surry. 9 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xii cent.); Elinges (xiii cent.). The ancient parish of Eling included the modern parishes of Eling, Netley Marsh, … granted the manor to the Warden and scholars of Winchester College, 40 who are the lords of the manor at the present … which had belonged to it fell into abeyance. Winchester College. Argent two cheverons sable between three roses …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… an irregularly-shaped parish, lying on the northern slope of the Chiltern Hills. It contains nearly 3,595 acres. 1 The … the site of a Roman villa has been discovered, and various British coins 5 have been found in the parish. The nearest … granted to Cardinal Wolsey for the endowment of his new college at Oxford, 235 and the advowson and half the rectory …