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A History of the County of Hampshire
… the north-eastern boundary of the parish and Earlstone are south of Earlstone Common, and on the north side of … being rebuilt on a large scale with a north vestry and south chapel; a spire was added to the tower and other work … and arch. There were probably two similar lancets in the south wall, but only the western one is now to be seen, the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… little over 100ft. above the ordnance datum, rising in the south-west to a height of 302ft. The Kennet River and the … cross the parish in the north and Burghfield Brook in the south. The subsoil is London Clay. The village lies at the … fine. The araucarias were raised from seed brought from South America by the late Thomas Bland Garland and are …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of Buriton lies on high ground, rising from north to south-east from a height of little more than 200 ft. above … near the Sussex border. A fine view of the whole of the south-east can be obtained from the high ground at the back of Chalton church, while, away to the south-west, the main road from Petersfield to Portsmouth …
A History of the County of Rutland
… 3,051 acres. There is a gentle slope down from north to south, and over half the acreage is grassland. A large part … with Burley Wood, which comprises about 500 acres, to the south, part of the wood being in Exton parish. In 1207 there … is printed in Miss Pearl Finch's History. Below the south front and extending a long distance to the west is a …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Burmarsh BURMARSH, THE next parish south westward from West Hythe, lies in Romney Marsh, and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… from east to west and mile in breadth, is bounded on the south and west by the River Stour. The road from … Shipston-on-Stour to Chipping Norton runs from north to south across the western end of the parish, and the village … The roof is covered with stone tiles. The old Manor House, south-west of the churchyard, appears to be of …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… the great Roman road to the north, runs north-west and south-east through the parish, and half a mile to the west of … lane connecting Exelby on the north with Carthorpe on the south. Between these hamlets, and built along this road, is … straight and curved. The two entrance doorways on the south side towards the street are each surmounted by a stone …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… and narrow in shape, running up from the Thames in the south to the higher wooded land of the Beeches. It covers an … is a large gateway of oak with a four-centred arch. On the south side of Church Street are some 16th or early … the side and formerly an overhanging upper story; on its south side is a 17th-century addition. On the opposite side …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Burrough Green, which covers 2,272 a., lies 5 miles south of Newmarket. 1 It stretches 6 miles from north-west of … main London-Newmarket road to the Suffolk border in the south-east. There it is over 1 mile wide, but narrows to less … follows that of the county. Parts of the north-east and south-west boundaries follow watercourses near the south-east …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… is by winding lanes overhung with trees. The London and South-Western Railway line from Netley to Fareham enters the parish at the south-west, and running north-east has a station on the river … east bank of the river, which here turns sharply to the south-east and again to the south-west. The steepness of the …