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A History of the County of Surrey
… Stratham (xiii cent.); Stretham (xiv cent.). The parish of Streatham as a civil parish covers 2,823 acres, and … Tooting Bec Common. At the top of Streatham Common is the British Home for Incurables, but this stands actually within … custody of the manor of Tooting Bec was bestowed on Eton College. 60 A life grant of the manor itself made in 1462 to …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… cent.); Stretely, Strettley (xviii cent.). The village of Streatley lies on the right bank of the Thames where … from Hawise Countess of Aumale. 20 Under the name of College Farm it has lately been bought from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, by Major Morrison of Basildon. Runsford …
A History of the County of Somerset
… either the Roman road which formed the southern boundary of the manor along the top of Ivythorn hill, or the paved … taken place south-east of the church including the Strode College and theatre, Crispin Comprehensive school, and new … Housman. Circus performances were held there and it was a British Restaurant during the Second World War. 85 By 1986 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 265; 1931, 282. This small parish in the extreme south of the county derives its name from the Roman Fosse Way, … was made between the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, to which Wolford church was appropriated, … tithes and oblations, paying 2 s. yearly on 19 July to the College. 107 The advowson descended with the manor until …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Strodes. THE PARISH lies within two jurisdictions, one of which is within that of the justices of the county at … by him to the honour of God and the Virgin Mary, for the health of his soul and those of his predecessors; successors, … has the right of nomination to two places in the New College of Cobham, for two poor persons, inhabitants of this …
A History of the County of Hertford
… cent.). This parish, which used to be partly in the county of Hertford and partly in the county of Bedford, was … their deaths to Leofstan, abbot of St. Albans, for the health of their souls, the soul of Ulf and other relatives. 6 … of Suffolk. They, in 14467, granted the estate to Eton College, for the life of Alice, 131 and it reverted to their …
A History of the County of Bedford
… cent.). This parish, which used to be partly in the county of Hertford, was transferred wholly to Bedfordshire in 1897, … once belonged. Studham is an entirely agricultural parish of 3,033 acres, of which (in 1905) 1,252 acres were arable, … their deaths to Leofstan, Abbot of St. Albans, for the health of their souls, the soul of Ulf and other relatives. 6 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… through flat ground, but the country north and east of the stream is for the most part undulating and well wooded. The main village lies on the west bank of the river, along the Roman Rykneild Way, which is now the … Lady Warwick Hostel at Reading for a Women's Agricultural College. 134 Lands called Gatwyckes in Studley were mortgaged …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Sykeley (xv cent.). Suckley, with its former chapelries of Lulsley and Alfrick, is an extensive agricultural parish … alien priories in 1414 the advowson was bestowed upon the college of Fotheringhay. 139 In 1535 the rectory was valued … Lulsley 20 s. Suckley paid a pension of 53 s. 4 d. to the college of Fotheringhay and 3 s. 4 d. to the priory of Great …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… (xiii cent.); Soulham, Solham (xiv cent.). The parish of Sulham covers a long and narrow strip of land to the east of Englefield and Tidmarsh; it contains, … when the patrons were the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, Oxford. 65 The patronage belongs at the present time …