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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… TILMANSTONE. NORTH-eastward from Barson, the parish of Eythorne only intervening, lies that of Tilmanstone, in … bart. alienated it to Sir John Narborough, admiral of the British navy, whose daughter and at length sole surviving … for Thomas Michael Tierney, late student of Brazen Noze college, Oxford, and son of Thomas Tierney, of London, by …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Tilshead 1814 Tilshead lies on Salisbury Plain 13 km. WNW. of Amesbury at the head of the valley of the river Till. 1 … 75 In 1442, however, Henry VI granted the manor to King's College, Cambridge; in 1444 Syon abbey was pardoned for … entry on that and other manors formerly Caen's, 76 and the college's right to it was confirmed. 77 The abbey still …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Tintinhull TINTINHULL The ancient parish of Tintinhull, 1,828 a. in extent, 1 was formed by two … the heir was sold to Dr. William Smith, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, and to Simon Baskerville, M.D. 58 They held … the manor, including five in Montacute and Stokett. Exeter College, Oxford, the largest tenant in Tintinhull, held just …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Tirley TIRLEY Tirley is a rural parish on the west side of the River Severn, 4 miles below Tewkesbury and 6 miles … (165399), and the Edgecombe family. It passed to Balliol College, Oxford, c. 1737 under the will of John Edgecombe. The college sold the farm, comprising 36 a. in Tirley and 21 a. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Parishes Tisbury TISBURY Tisbury is 20 km. west of Salisbury. 1 The village is on the river Nadder and, apart … south end of High Street. 136 The county council opened a health clinic in the village in 1930, 137 and a new fire … 1169 In the 1920s and 1930s, when a herd of pedigree British Friesian cattle was kept on it, Pythouse farm was in …
A History of the County of Rutland
… parish containing 842 acres on the Northamptonshire border of Rutland. The river Welland divides it on the south from … The village is small and stands very low on the left bank of the Welland, just off the main road from Uppingham to Peterborough. The church of St. Luke stands at some distance from the village on the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parishes Toft TOFT The ancient parish of Toft consists of 1,285 a. 1 It is bounded on the east and … small amounts of rent. 141 The land passed to St. John's College, Cambridge, as successor to the dissolved hospital. 142 In 1602 the college had 39 a. in Toft, 143 and was allotted 30 a. for …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… from the following circumstance: After the arrival of the Saxons in this kingdom, and their victory over the … and Picts, at Stamford, in Lincolnshire, Vortigern, king of Britain, highly satisfied with the conduct of the two … the Britons and the Saxons, he invited Vortigern, the British king, whose attachment to pleasure he was well …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Toot Baldon TOOT BALDON The parish of Toot Baldon used to cover an area of 1,565 acres, … have been altered in the 19th century. On the Queen's College map of about 1735 it appears to be represented by … hearths for the tax. Both families were tenants of the college for several generations. Court House Farm has been …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Tooting Graveney or Lower Tooting (xviii cent.). The area of the civil parish of Tooting Graveney is about 565 acres. 1 In the 18th century … of 1802, 4 which afterwards became a Roman Catholic college, and is now used as a workhouse. Nearer the centre …