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A History of the County of Bedford
… with RADWELL Flammersham (xi cent.). Felmersham, a parish of 1,990 acres, is bounded, except in the south-west, by the … parsonage formerly the Rectory Farm belonging to Trinity College, Cambridge. The old vicarage is now a labourer's … in this parish from the early 16th century. 75 Trinity College, Cambridge. Argent a cheveron between three roses …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… cent.). Fen Stanton lies on the Cambridgeshire borders of the county on the south side of the river Ouse. As its … the ordination of a vicarage. 83 At the Dissolution the College of St. Stephen, Westminster, was receiving 26 13 s. 4 … it. 86 After the parsonage had been bestowed on the College of St. Stephen, Westminster, this was evidently at …
A History of the County of Warwick
… then more steeply to over 650 ft. in the south-west corner of the parish on Gredenton Hill, where there are remains of earthworks. 1 Near its eastern edge the parish is crossed … 69 By 1753 70 the advowson had come to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, who still hold it. The benefice was held c. …
A History of the County of Surrey
… to west, tapering to the south, and includes 1,817 acres of land and 22 of water. Roreing House Farm, a small detached portion of … House, under the supervision of Mr. Reginald Smith of the British Museum. The discoveries included bones of animals, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Bavant FIFIELD BAVANT FIFIELD Bavant is 13 km. WSW. of Salisbury. 1 The parish, c. 1,153 a., lay in two attached … Fifield Bavant parish were, like those east and west of them, part of Wilton abbey's estate called Chalke. 3 In … villages have been identified on Fifield Down. Romano-British artefacts have also been found on the down. Other …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Figheldean Parish 1839 Figheldean 1 is 18 km. north of Salisbury on Salisbury Plain. 2 The parish, 2,201 ha. (5,439 a.), includes 10 a. considered part of Durrington parish until the mid 19th century. 3 It lies … further west, c. 220 a. and c. 280 a. respectively. Romano-British foundations and pottery have been found west of the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… cent.); Fynchamstede, Finghamstede (xiv cent.). The parish of Finchampstead is situated on the right bank of the River … and the former tenant, Dr. Warre, late head master of Eton College, recently discovered a large oven. Traces of terrace … quartered with those of Harris and thus recorded in the College of Arms. V.C.H. Berks. i, 330. Chan. Bills and …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… a small parish on the Oxfordshire border, having an area of 1,284 acres, of which 570 acres are arable and 418 permanent grass. 1 The … being in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford and Merton College, Oxford, alternately. 44 In the taxation of 1291 the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FINMERE Finmere lies in the extreme north-east corner of Oxfordshire which is enclosed between Buckinghamshire and … and built the existing farm buildings. 28 In 1853 Merton College, Oxford, purchased part of the farm and in 1858 the … rules of conduct on the tenants. He also looked after the health of the villagers and saw to it that they had …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… does not lie across the Avon, but occupies the land east of the river only. 1 The opposite western side is the … between Fittleton and Collingbourne Kingston. 4 A Romano-British settlement a little south of Beach's Barn was … the manor to John Briggs who sold it in 1721 to Magdalen College, Oxford. 179 The college transferred the patronage to …