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A History of the County of Northampton
… 117 ft. at the church, and an average of 200 ft. east and south-east of the village. A large tract of land in the north … is liable to floods. From Barnwell All Saints on the south a stream flows northwards through the village of … valley opening on to the main valley of the Nene, to the south-east of the earthwork already described, 1 which is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish of Barrington, containing 2,282 a., 1 lies 7 miles south-west of Cambridge. It extends northwards from the river … buildings may have stood on the moated site by the river south of the village, in a close held by the vicar as … uncultivated land left, apart from the Green, was a town moor of 12 a. 169 Common of pasture was exercised in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… parish of Barrington was in the north of the hundred of South Petherton, with a detached area in Neroche forest lying about 5 miles to the south-west. Although not adjoining South Petherton parish the … part of the parish in Neroche forest, and parts of West moor. Small areas were inclosed and added to the old fields …
A History of the County of Rutland
… in Northants. The village lies about a quarter of a mile south of the main road from Uppingham to Peterborough. A branch road, called the Drift, leads north to South Luffenham, crossing the main road near the northern … obtained a grant of free warren in Barrowden, Morcott and South Luffenham. 29 He was succeeded in 1298 by his son Guy. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Barson BARSON. THE next parish south-westward is Barson, alias Barfriston, which latter is … not improbably for the founders of the church. The grand south entrance, now partly hid by a modern porch, is most …
A History of the County of Warwick
… built of mid-18th-century red brickwork. A cottage on the south side, north-east of the church, is half of … wall-plates and the cambered tie-beams of the north and south gables. The gable-heads project on shaped brackets. A … About mile farther west, at the corner of a lane running south, is a lodge that has been much restored but has many …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… In 1971 it covered 156 ha. (385 a.). 2 It lies 12 miles south-east of Cambridge, 5 miles north-east of Saffron Walden … an old field-path stopped up at inclosure, 3 and on the south a stream and an irregular line which was straightened … after the construction of the railway in 1865. 4 The south-west corner of the parish is at the point where the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to St. Neots on the north and the Bourn brook on the south, and contains 1,834 a. 1 Its eastern boundary follows … of the Bourn brook. 2 Barton also includes at its south-western corner a triangular area of 13 a. beyond the … 3 The parish once contained two settlements: in the south near the brook the surviving village of Barton, in the …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… strong loamy gravel; there are limestone quarries in the south-west. The chief crops raised are wheat, oats, seeds and … village is the new church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert; south, at the point where Well Lane meets Mary Gate, is the … is a rectangular building 70 ft. by 30 ft., with a south-west tower, the ground story of which serves as a …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… now it is 19l. 3s. 9d. value. In the Chancell, on the South Side, upon the Wall, is a Monument for Henry Schaverell. On the South-East end for Ralph Secheverell, on the Wall also: and … very small bendlet Gobon Or, and Gules. Hen. Grey. In the South-East Window Arg. A Bend Azure cross croslett Or, …