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A History of the County of Somerset
… to John Weston Peters. In 1855 Peters sold it to Charles Wood (d. 1859) whose daughter was Frances Harriott Wood (d. 1930), writer of local tales. 131 Charles left it to … In 1878 Charles Provost bought it from the Revd. R. N. Wood. In 1890 Provost, who had renamed the house Abbey …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… royal permission to impark and afforest the land and wood of the prebend of Strensall, surrounding them with ditch …
A History of the County of Rutland
… pasture. About 70 acres of woodland, including Stretton Wood and Lady Wood, remain from the extensive forest area which once … and curved gables, but in part are of one story only. In a wood near the house is a tombstone to 'Black Butcher,' a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of 2 messuages, 2 virgates of land, and 10 acres of wood to Robert Heriz of Stretton. Though not specifically … messuages, 3 virgates of land, 4 acres of meadow, and 3 of wood, with 20 s. rent, in Stretton and Princethorpe, to …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… two wharss, and five hundred acres of arable, pasture, and wood, and fourteen pounds rent, with their appurtenances, in … that this chapel was bought and repaired by Capt. Richard Wood, in 1705. The raised tombs and head stones in the church …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Longewerde, Manesdelle, Halcroft, and St. Margaret's Wood. MANORS The manor of STUDHAM was held in the early part … William Haddon and Roger Harneys granted four acres of wood. 59 By 1288 there is evidence that the prior had a manor … of Ayot St. Lawrence, senior. 115 The manor with the wood called Charlewood was granted in 1557 by John Sibley to …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Longewerde, Manesdelle, Halcroft and St. Margaret's Wood. MANORS The manor of STUDHAM was held in the early part … 13689 William Haddon and Roger Harneys granted 4 acres of wood. 59 By 1288 there is evidence that the prior had a manor … of Ayot St. Lawrence, senior. 115 This manor with the wood called Charlewood was granted in 1557 by John Sibley to …
A History of the County of Warwick
… according to Dugdale, was originally known as the Hay Wood; the 'grove of Haia' which, in 1201, Peter Corbizun … Peter Corbizun, in 1341, surrendered all his right in his wood of Mapelberewe and the waste adjoining to Peter de … brickwork. It contains a five-light window, with wood mullions and transom, the head of which encroaches on …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… receives all the small tithes whatsoever, excepting of wood, which has been for some length of time paid to the …