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A History of the County of Buckingham
… are not of any particular interest. The church lies at the south-west end of the village, and is surrounded by a small … ft. 9 in. square; north transept, 17 ft. by 16 ft. 3 in.; south transept, 16 ft. 8 in. square; nave, 17 ft. 6 in. by 52 ft. 5 in.; and north and south aisles, 7 ft. 3 in. wide, with a north porch. The …
A History of the County of Bedford
… 6 woods and plantations. 1 The slope of the ground is from south to west, the west of the parish, bounded by the River … 86 ft. above the level of the sea. Toplers Hill in the south is the highest district, 249 ft. above the sea level. … a scattered hamlet, lies a mile and a half to the south-east of the town, Holme a mile to the south. In the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… by east from New Alresford Station, on the London and South-Western Railway. The village is almost in the centre of … Alresford House on the north and Old Alresford Pond on the south. The village is set partly on the northern slope of a … highest point to the north, with the rectory immediately south of the church. From the church the road makes a steep …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the village, are still clearly traceable in a field to the south of the church. BILLESLEY HALL Sketch Plan In 1649 the … to Aston Cantlow, with a fork westwards to Haselor, and south of the Hall another road comes in from Wilmcote. … of the older part is of L-shape, the main block facing south, 7 and the wing, now a galleried hall, being on the …
A History of the County of Durham
… at Wolviston, 1 and in 1862 a considerable area in the south and east of the parish, including Haverton Hill, Port … two villages. There is an old road, however, which runs south-west from Billingham village to the stream and is … are a short distance to the northeast. A lane runs south from the village to Billingham Mill, 17 and another, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… west end, and another at the east end, and two more on the south side. At the south east corner is a higher building, of three stories, … due east and west, the priory house stands seemingly south-southeast and north-north-west, I should otherwise …
A History of the County of Warwick
… and southern portions of Warwickshire, is about 1 miles south-west of Rugby on the Leamington road. Other roads lead … from Dunchurch to Northampton, which itself crosses the south-east part of the parish, a bridle road from it leading … from the River Avon on the north, and Rains Brook on the south-east, where the level is about 270 ft., to 373 ft. in …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… datum, but an altitude of 300 ft. is reached in the south-west, near Amen Corner. At Great Hazes Plantation in … very scattered, is 2 miles from Bracknell station on the South Western railway. The rectory, Binfield Court, and a few … Pope's study. In an adjoining wood, now in the grounds of Moor Close, there stood a tree upon which was inscribed 'Here …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… 88. Mr. John Ragsdall died in 1723, aged 58. Against the south wall, "To the memory of Mr. Robert White, … of unusual darkness, a ball of fire descended from the South-West, (accompanied by an awful clap of thunder) struck … died at Bingham in the year 1773, and was buried in the south aisle of that church. After Mr. White's death, the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… roads radiate to Walsgrave on the north, Brandon on the south-east, and Baginton on the south-west. The area of the parish has undergone changes in … up the river, near the village, is Binley Corn Mill. The south-east portion of the parish has extensive woodlands, and …