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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… miles (N. E.) from Chepstow; containing 1022 inhabitants. At the time of the Norman survey, William, Count D'Eu, who, after a judicial combat at Salisbury, was executed for high treason, was lord of the … and the other for girls, and adjoining residences, with gardens attached. The sum of 3 per annum is paid to each of …
A Dictionary of London
… See Wolsies Gate. Wood and Co.'s Wharf On the Thames at the south end of William Street, west of Chatham Place … Dwellings (q.v.). Wood Street North out of Cheapside, at No.122, to London Wall (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon … World Court North out of Bell Alley, east of Bridgewater Gardens on the northern boundary of Cripplegate Ward Without …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was given to Godstow by Reynold of St. Valery c. 1166; at that date Wolvercote, Yarnton, and North Leigh seem to … west and a stream on the east; Wilsey by the Cherwell was at the south-east corner, but the remainder of the southern … in the mid 14th century when Oseney abbey exchanged 17 a. at Cutteslowe with St. Frideswide's priory for a total of 13 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bridge on which the abbey's grange was later built. 30 At the Dissolution the site was granted to Henry VIII's … used as a quarry for building stone. The following attempt at a reconstruction of the medieval buildings is based mainly … up by ploughing in 1971. 51 The whole site, including the gardens and orchards recorded in the later 13th century and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… have marks suggesting that they were originally gabled at that height. The N. and S. arches are of the 14th century, … classic detail, with recumbent figure of man on base, urn at the top, inscription at back and arms of Longueville impaling Fenwick and Peyton …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with that of Trysull annexed, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 8., and in the patronage of certain Trustees. The … spire; it was enlarged and thoroughly repaired in 1841, at a cost of 1500, and now contains 600 sittings, of which … communicating with the extensive coal and iron mines at Ketley and in the neighbourhood, which have been worked …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In the 13th century there may have been some settlement at a place called Staniford, on Watling Street where it was … of Watling Street that crossed the middle of the parish. At Oakengates, 99 perhaps so called because it lay at the … the barracks formed a T-shaped group of 29 houses with gardens. 24 About 1839 a group of brick terraces was built in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… ever present part of the community. There was an alehouse at Ketley Bank in 1613, and three at Oakengates in 1618- 19. 51 Four were licensed in Wombridge … daughters who had spent the summer working in market gardens around London would traditionally return for the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… No teams were employed on the demesne of Brictric's estate at that time. 8 In 1297 50 a. of arable and small acreages of … villani and 12 bordars working 16 ploughs, and a burgage at Gloucester belonged to the estate. 11 In 1297 the tenants … the grounds but in 1938 was removed to Lord Aberconway's gardens at Bodnant (Denb.). 61 A small mill to the west of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the Inchbrook valley rises to a height of over 750 ft. at Bown hill. The Nailsworth and Inchbrook valleys are formed … was built in 1867 linking Nailsworth with the main line at Stonehouse and having a station, situated just inside … 18th century, 'Higher in the view are many good houses and gardens, thickly scattered and distributed for about a mile …