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A History of the County of Oxford
… from Holton Brook on the north to Chislehampton on the south; it was flanked by the River Thame on the east, from a … and the Thame on the north and Chippinghurst on the south. The soil is largely sand and loam, with a subsoil of … limits. Secondary roads cross the parish from north to south, connecting Wheatley with Garsington and Denton, and a …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Cuddington measures nearly 4 miles from north-west to south-east, and is scarcely a mile in breadth. It contains … and may show the neighbourhood of the old manor-house. The South Western Railway line from Wimbledon to Letherhead … Park, opened in 1859; and the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway line to Epsom passes through it. This was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… be irregular. Clay-with-flints on the higher ground in the south is followed by bands of chalk and chert. Outcrops of … 1333. 58 The site may be on the rising ground immediately south of the parish church, where a moat and other extensive … Bonner's Leaze, was in 1576 held for suit of court to South Petherton manor. 120 The prebendary of Cudworth …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Culham CULHAM The parish lies some 7 miles south of Oxford in a bend of the River Thames, which forms … of St. Nicholas, Abingdon. 4 At its lowest point, in the south east, the parish is 159 feet above sea level, but … for other common land; names mentioned are Culham Moor, between the river and the canal, East Mead, North Mead, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the River Isis, and only the small parishes of North and South Hinksey lie between its eastern boundary and the same … end by falling down a 'payre of stayres,' 1 is immediately south of the churchyard. An arch in the partition wall … similar to those of Sutton Courtenay 'Abbey.' The south range had at the east end a small chapel, 22 ft. by 15 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… cent.), with its township of Nortonle-Clay, lies in the south-east corner of the wapentake of Hallikeld, where the … farms of Leckby to the village of Asenby, another leads south-east to Thornton Bridge, and, crossing the River Swale … East Tanfield (Danefelt), and 'Caldwelle' in Marton-on-the-Moor, 8 was soke of the manor. Cundall, with other lands of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of turnips and barley. The village is situated about mile south-west of the junction of the road from Birmingham to … Coleshill, which latter crosses the parish from north to south. A gravel pit is worked in the village, and there was a … a timber-framed barn of two bays. 'The Nest', a farm-house south-east of the church, is built of brickwork of c. 1700, …
Magna Britannia
… be a baron of the realm, by the title of Lord Dacre of the South. Margaret, the sister and heir of Gregory Lord Dacre, … cooks, and a large cellar or vault: in all, six rooms. The south side contained a long gallery, leading to the hall; a …
Magna Britannia
… in the hundred and deanery of High-Peak, lies five miles south from Bakewell. The parish contains the township of … held, as well as parish meetings for various purposes: the south aisle is the burial place of the noble family of … for whom there are several monuments. Against the south wall, is that of Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury, 74 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… it slopes down to open pasture and arable land in the south. The soil is sand and clay on a subsoil of Middle Lias, … in the loop formed by two little streams which meet in its south-east corner. One rises in Brandsby, the other in the … on the north and east. The two become a stream which flows south-east under the name of Ings Beck. The high road from …