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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Parishes Norton NORTON Norton is 5 km. south-west of Malmesbury. 1 On Speed's map of 1611 the name Coloparle, … Smith (d. 1939), whose trustees in 1940 sold it to Exeter College, Oxford. In 1954 and 1978 the college sold it in portions to Smith's grandson Mr. C. D. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Lower Norton): 1911, 114; 1921, 111; 1931, 127. The parish of Norton Lindsey lies on the north side of the small valley … of John Blick, 28 both in Norton, were held by Warwick College at the Dissolution. The close was probably included among the lands of the college in Norton in the tenure of John Blick which were …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Parishes Notgrove NOTGROVE The rural parish of Notgrove lies 16 km. east of Cheltenham and 10 km. … Christ Church, Oxford, 114 and the rest by Corpus Christi college, Oxford. 115 Corpus Christi bought the Christ Church … of the Notgrove estate retained in 1908 by Corpus Christi college, 120 was a shipowner, becoming a director of the P. & …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Nuneham Courtenay NUNEHAM COURTENAY The parish of Nuneham Courtenay lies along the left bank of the River … Vernon Harcourt, well known for his connexion with the British Association for the Advancement of Science of which … Eliz./S 10/31. D.N.B.; the bishop's portrait is at Wadham College. C 5/377/154. C.P. 25(2)/587, Hil. 1650; Trin. 1652. …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Nuttefeld (xiv cent.). Nutfield is a village 3 miles east of Reigate. The parish is bounded on the north by Gatton and … for Sir Lionel Jenkins who, by will, devised it to Jesus College, Oxford. The Turners' share descended with the manor … both by Joseph Cooke, as lord of the manor, and by Jesus College. The case was brought before a commission of six …
Magna Britannia
… Oakford, or Okeford OAKFORD, or OKEFORD, in the hundred of Witheridge and in the deanery of South Molton, lies about … been purchased by the Rev. Dr. Copleston, Provost of Oriel College, in Oxford. The Rolle family had a manor, or nominal … chapter of Rouen by exchange, in 1334 16, founded here a college of secular priests, endowing it with the manor and …
A History of the County of Rutland
… xvii cent.), Oakham (xviii cent.). Until 1894 the parish of Oakham consisted of three townships: Oakham Lordshold, comprising 2,010 acres; … in Leighfieldnamely, Leigh, Coles, Swintley, Lambley and College Lodges. 242 Stilton cheese was largely made in the …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Ocle, Okele (xiv cent.); Okley (xvi cent.). The parish of Oakley, bounded on three sides by the River Ouse, lies 4 … from Oakley Church. 51 The latter was granted to Eton College by Edward VI. 52 The advowson has remained in the hands of the college down to the present day. 53 The living was …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Occam (xiii cent.). Ockham is a parish on the east side of the Wey Valley, 7 miles north-east from Guildford, 20 … two Horsleys, on the south-west by Send and Ripley. It is of very irregular shape, but the greatest breadth from east … to be a native of Surrey, if he was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford (which is very doubtful), for natives of the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… and many other variations. Ockley is 7 miles south-west of Dorking. It has been bounded since 1879, when the outlying … sold in 1724 for 1,000 to Clare Hall, Cambridge. 31 The College probably then knew nothing of the ancient ownership … Richard de Tonbridge, ancestor of their foundress. Clare College, Cambridge. Clare impaling De Burgh all in a border …