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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Langford parish is in the Wylye valley 13 km. north-west of Salisbury and 19 km. ESE. of Warminster. 1 It contains … rector 170432, 184 sold the advowson to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1725. 185 The college was assigned a share of the patronage in 1973 and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… early 13th century South Morden, 2 lies 22 km. south-west of Cambridge and covers 1,556 ha. (3,846 a.). 3 It is long … with moated farmsteads such as that once owned by Jesus College, Cambridge. 33 In the mid 19th century it still had … to Nicholas Wescomb, 166 beneficial lessee of Jesus College's land in the parish. 167 In 1086 Hardwin de Scalers …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Stepigelai, Stepingle (xi-xv cent.). The parish of Steppingley contains 1,308 acres, of which 500 are arable land, 358 permanent grass and 70 … as WATKINS MANOR, was held in the 16th century of New College, Oxford, 26 from which it was afterwards purchased by …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Parishes Stert STERT The parish of Stert, one of the smallest in the hundred, lies about two … 33 Margaret died in 1393 and Stert passed to New College, Oxford, to whom Wykeham had conveyed the reversion. … viii, pl. 11. V.C.H. Wilts. iv. 287. Ex inf. P.R. Dept., British Rail, W.R. V.C.H. Wilts. iv. 289. Ibid. 301. Ibid. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parishes Stetchworth STETCHWORTH The parish of Stetchworth, 3 miles south of Newmarket, 1 covers 2,891 a. … its shooting in the 19th century, and in 1958 the first British Game Fair was held there. 6 Woodland in the … In 1947 the seniors were transferred to Bottisham village college. 160 In 1973 19 children attended the primary school, …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Stivenhatch, Stevenach (xiv to xvi cent.). The parish of Stevenage has an area of 4,545 acres, of which 3,200 acres are arable land, 916 … men. 154The sum of 5 6 s. 8 d. is received from Trinity College, Cambridge, and duly applied. In 1668 the Rev. Thomas …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 15th centuries, 1 comprises 2,401 acres. It is in the Vale of the White Horse, where the country gradually ascends from … grown are wheat, beans and oats. There are 1,630 acres of arable land, 695 acres of permanent grass and 26 acres of … to 1812. The oldest register, 1533 to 1559, is now in the British Museum among the Harleian MSS. 48 Advowson There was …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Parishes Stilton STILTON Sticiltone (xi cent.). The parish of Stilton contains 1,637 acres of land, the subsoil being mainly Oxford Clay, with a small … of the Duke of Buckingham were acquired by St. Michael's College, Cambridge. 30 In 1558, when the fee and leet were in …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Stockton is a parish and large village 2 miles northeast of Southam. It occupies a low hill in the gently sloping country-side of south-eastern Warwickshire, with no very prominent natural … 1763. 52 By 1830 53 the advowson was in the hands of New College, Oxford, who still hold it. Though the church was not …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Parishes Stockton STOCKTON The parish of Stockton, in the Wylye valley 18 km. WNW. of Salisbury and 13 km. ESE. of Warminster, measured 2,122 a. … Award map. V.C.H. Wilts. iv. 284. Ex inf. P.R. Dept., British Rail, W.R. V.C.H. Wilts. i (1), 1089, 143, 191. Ibid. …