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A History of the County of Somerset
… on the scarp above the village are the church and manor-house, joined in the 19th century by Parke House, the … hollow way evidently to avoid a direct route through the manor grounds. Further south a triangular green 8 was formed … reported to have joined the Monmouth rebellion in 1685. 26 MANOR. The manor of DOWLISH was held T.R.E. by Alward, but by …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… remarkable in this parish. This parish is within the manor of Great Orpington, to which it is an appendage, which manor is now in the possession of Sir John Dixon Dyke, of Lullingstone, bart. THE MANOR OF DOWNE-COURT, with the scite of it, in the reigns of …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… to the value of 98 15 s. 5 The lead was settled with the manor of Downholme in 1591, 6 the lead and coal mines in … abbeyperhaps Easby. A water-mill belonged to the manor in 1618. 18 Various religious houses besides its priory … Gospatric, who held 3 carucates of land in Downholme as a 'manor' before the Conquest, was undertenant in 1086, 35 but …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was an early settlement greatly dependent on Downton manor. 29 The remaining villages, tightly clustered, possibly … and Witherington probably subsidiary centres of Downton manor. The earlymedieval centuries were a period of growth in … importance as the centre of the bishop of Winchester's manor. The manor was one of the earliest endowments and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Cerne is derived from the surname of the lords of the manor in the Middle Ages. 3 The parish included a detached … the wealth of members of the Long family who owned Draycot manor and lived in Draycot House. 20 The population rose from … leading north from it. 34 In the north part of the hamlet Manor Farm was built, possibly in the later 16th century, as …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of its connexions with the Foliot family, who held the manor in the later 13th century. 4 Draycot Foliat lies … gave its name in American geology to Dracut Diorite. 18 Manor and Other Estates. Before the Conquest Levenot held an … 23 The overlordship is last mentioned in 1477 when the manor was still parcel of the honor. 24 In 1086 Reynold, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… head and a 15th-century square to octagonal base. Drayton Manor House which is now unoccupied lies on the south side of … with handsome gate piers and a fine cut yew tree. The Manor Farm lies down Gravel Lane and a little east of the … by Godwin of King Edward. 18 The former developed into the manor of WEST DRAYTON The lands of this division were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… then occupied by John Cleaver, was probably the old manor-house of the Ardens and Grevilles, which has now … up and the village never again had a resident lord of the manor. In 1819 Brewer stated that the mansion, once of 'some … brick, roughcast, Welsh slate, and various types of tile. Manor and Other Estates. 38 The English thegn, Turchil of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… In the village there are several buildings, including Manor Farm and Upper Farm, which date from the 17th century, … but are all more or less restored and altered. The old manor-house stood to the southwest of Upper Farm, where there … A prehistoric gold coin has been found here. 4 MANORS The manor of DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP, which had been held by Alveric, a …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Nuneham held 2 hides and 1 virgate in DRAYTON PARSLOW as a manor, and after the Conquest he still held it for a time. 4 … for a grant of 80 marks to the abbot. 10 In 1286 the manor was said to be held of William de Newcourt with Roger … the position of overlords, 14 and in 1561 the heir to the manor was able to escape wardship and homage by referring to …