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A History of the County of Buckingham
… and timber, much altered to suit its present use. Near the south-east angle of the parish is Addingrove, which has for … ft. 6 in. by 14 ft. 6 in., north aisle 9 ft. 6 in. wide, south transept 21 ft. 6 in. by 13 ft., and a west tower 10 … and at the same time the chancel was rebuilt and the south transept was added to the nave. A small building, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… the whole valley, thus making communication with the south possible throughout the year, 7 even when the river was … the High Street, Church Street running to the east and south, and Weston Road, once Dagnall Street, running west. … the High Street enters the triangular Market Place at its south-west corner, and then, leaving it at the north, runs …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 350 ft. to 400 ft. above the ordnance datum, save in the south-east corner, where it is higher. Towards the middle of Oving, more particularly in the south, the land rises considerably, and the village, standing … The main part of the village lies around the road leading south down the hill; it is, however, rather scattered and …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… is the Wesleyan Methodist chapel, built in 1876. The south-west part of the village is called Old End, and here in … 20 ft., north aisle 8 ft. 10 in. wide, north-west vestry, south aisle 8 ft. 9 in. wide, south porch, and west tower 12 ft. 2 in. by 11 ft. 4 in. It …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Hill, in the north of the parish, to 267 ft. in the south-east. The soil is loam and the subsoil clay. The village is situated on the south-east of Pitchcott Hill, and from it there is a fine … rectory, built in the middle of the 19th century, to the south-east. There are no houses of importance in the parish, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… rises to 357 ft. above the ordnance datum at Cowley in the south-east. The picturesque village of Preston Bissett is … church, is an ancient building of interest. A house on the south side of the church dates probably from the 16th … style in 1840 by the rector. The National schools, in the south of the village, were erected in 1858 and the Methodist …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of the parish to 247 ft. near Binwell Lane Farm in the south-west. The soil is stiff clay, the subsoil loam and … fairly central position in the parish. Approached from the south-east along the Vale of Aylesbury, the houses appear to … is at the back of the hall; the present entrance is in the south wing. The old hall has a panelled ceiling with moulded …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 238 ft. above the ordnance datum on Akeman Street in the south-west of the parish to 290 ft. in the east. The subsoil … is Kimmeridge Clay. The Metropolitan railway crosses the south-west corner of the parish. There is no village and the … in a small field surrounded by an iron railing in the south-east of the parish. 4 The church, which dated from the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… above the ordnance datum in the north to 276 ft. in the south. The soil is mixed, principally gravel, of which disused pits exist in the north and south of the parish. The chief crops are wheat, barley, and beans. The Ouse flows through the south of the parish. The main road from Buckingham to …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Oolite. The village has a long street running north and south. A lane leading south-west to Stoke Goldington connects it with the Newport … the chalybeate spring from which a little stream now flows south into the Ouse. The existence of the fish-ponds in the …