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A History of the County of Buckingham
… present mansion, commanding good views of the surrounding country, was built by William Perry, 2 high sheriff for the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… first floor in order to command some prospect in a flat country. A double flight of steps led up to the main … This is an unusual construction to find surviving in stone country. Apart from its architectural interest, Tusmore House … (1955), 72, 74, 76, 79, 82, 85, 89, 9394. Blo. Tus. 84. Country Life, 30 July and 6 Aug. 1938: two illustrated …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… On this hill, some deliverer of mankind, St. George the country folk used to tell me, killed the dragon.' 11 Roman …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… quarry hill, whence this parish extends over a low flat country southward, the soil of which is a stiff clay, in wet … and eminent services, proved himself an ornament to his country and his family, being high in the esteem of Henry …
A History of the County of Warwick
… as Ullenhall Street, and is surrounded by well-wooded country. The Village Hall was built in 1935. Some six or …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… is covered with copses, while the south is open down-country. Basingstoke Canal flows through Up Nately, entering …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… about 1200 acres of fresh and salt marsh; the fact of the country is rather hilly, the land in general is very thin and …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… case of the parishes of Bishop's Waltham and Droxford, the country falls geologically into two portions, the chalk of … of the parish. Except on Stephen's Castle Down the country is beautifully wooded, the lanes being thickly shaded … is a little group of newer-looking houses in more open country called 'Lower Upham,' at a distance of over a mile …
A History of the County of Bedford
… the village street. With the exception of Wrest Park the country is of open character, and mostly occupied by fields …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… between the houses of York and Lancaster, when the country being drained of its inhabitants, no one was left to …