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A History of the County of Leicester
… Wigston's will, and a 60-year lease of the tithes of the South Field was bequeathed to the chaplains by his widow, … in Leicester and should also relinquish his share in the South Field tithes to the master; 10 to the schoolmaster; and … he received some 1,700 in fines and 1,000 from the South Field tithes. The original lease had been extended by …
A History of the County of Leicester
… each attached to a portion of the Newarke Grange in the South Field. In 1576 half was leased by the queen to Robert … Soar just on the border between Aylestone parish and the South Field of the borough, about half-way between the … had a continuously traceable existence. This was in the South Fields at the top of Knighton Hill, where the present …
A History of the County of Leicester
… when Father Caestryck built a house for the priest to the south-east. 9 The chancel and Lady chapel were built in 1848. …
A History of the County of Leicester
… with stone dressings. It consists of nave, chancel, and south aisle. The original design also included a north aisle, …
A History of the County of Leicester
… by the Soar on the north, the Gartree road to the west and south-west, and by the line of Mere Road on the east and south-east. To the west, the parish boundary ran down New … The borough took over the maintenance of the road as far south as De Montfort Street in 1855. 44 The London Road toll …
A History of the County of Leicester
… an ecclesiastical parish. The ancient parish boundary runs south from the East Gate along Gallowtree Gate, up Horsefair … end of St. Nicholas Street. From there it proceeds just south of Free School Lane and Bond Street to Churchgate, turning south to the East Gate. 1 The general street pattern has …
A History of the County of Leicester
… small area lying within the ancient borough walls, of the South Fields of Leicester, to the east of the Soar, with … article. Within the borough St. Mary's parish occupied the south-west corner of the walled area adjoining the castle, which stood at the south-west angle of the town. The most important street in …
A History of the County of Leicester
… century. From the junction with St. Martin's parish just south of Free School Lane, the boundary of the ancient parish runs south-east through houses to the junction of Thornton Lane … that street to about the top of Great Central Street, then south-east to Blue Boar Lane and south-west to its …
A History of the County of Leicester
… district lying on the east bank of the Soar, to the south of the old walled area of the borough and at the edge … at Leicester, and gave it a site immediately to the south of the castle, and just outside the borough walls. The … ceased to be on the edge of the town, and about 1860 its south-west portion was built up with streets of terrace …
A History of the County of Essex
… out in stone. 5 Nothing now remains except part of the south and east walls of the church, the foundations or lower … from the Roding to Back Lane on the line of the present south wall of the churchyard. The parish church thus lay … of the abbey, also mentioned in 1450, was probably on the south-west of the precinct, near the town wharf, where the …