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A History of the County of York North Riding
… to a height of about 1,000 ft. This is almost uninhabited country. One small inn called the Chequers Inn (or …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… beautiful prospect eastward, over a most fertile extent of country, to the Boughton hills, and the channel north …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of Gorecourt, about half a mile distance, in a more open country, is Otham-street, and beyond it the manor of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… continues towards Southampton over the stretch of woodland country, comprising Otterbourne Park, on the southern …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… prospect towards the north-east, over the neighbouring country, and the channel beyond it. It is a very large pile …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the end of the Middle Ages remained in the hands of West Country aristocratic families and hence on the periphery of … in London since c. 1780 59 and making the transition to country gentleman. In 1821 under his will Over Worton passed …
A History of the County of Northampton
… surrounding land, and has a fine view over the undulating country. At the north-west entrance to the park the …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… site of the Hall, which for many years formed the chief country seat of the Abbots of St. Mary's, York. 2 At the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… The parish of Ovington, covering 1,288 acres of the country which stretches southwards from the valley of the … of the manor, which stands in the midst of finely-wooded country, beyond which Ovington Park stretches away to its … only traces of human existence in the midst of this lonely country. The soil of the parish is clay, the subsoil chalk, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Downs, stretching away towards the east to the high country round Chilcomb. Colden Common, formed into a separate …