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A History of the County of York North Riding
… Smeaton joins it on the north and Hutton Bonville on the south, the three forming one parish. The River Wiske … which are usually built along a broad street. On the south of the churchyard, in which there is a fine yew tree, … former church. Its top is hollowed out and pierced with a drain, showing that it was afterwards used as a font. The …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Birling BIRLING. SOUTH-WESTWARD from Padlesworth lies Birling, so named from … All Saints, is a handsome building, consisting of a nave, south isle, and chancel. It has a good tower at the west end … to the common pasture of Hordo, and from thence to the south end of Benetis-lane aforesaid, &c. When the church of …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of the river, and Bow Brook bounds it on the west. On the south-east it is watered by Berwick Brook, a tributary of the … James's Church occupies the centre of the village. To the south is the pound, and south-east of the churchyard in the … his marriage with Jane, only daughter of Richard Salwey of Moor Park (co. Salop). 58In 1773 59Benjamin Booth claimed to …
A History of the County of Worcester
… lying between Castlemorton on the north and Berrow on the south. Its southern boundary is formed by a brook which flows … Birt's Street on the north and Rye Street on the south. At the former are a pound and a Wesleyan Methodist … the high road from Ledbury to Tewkesbury passes along the south-western boundary of the parish; the rectory and school …
A History of the County of Rutland
… the north by this ridge, is situated about half a mile south of the Uppingham and Peterborough road, a mile east … and Scottish Railway. The ground rises again to the south-west of the village, but the height varies very little, … 57 These tenements followed the descent of the manor of South Luffenham 58 (q.v.). In 1536 Richard Chesilden of Great …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 100 ft. above the ordnance datum. It rises abruptly to the south-east, where the average level is 300 ft. The district … the river bank. Rising sharply behind the village on the south and east are wooded hills, which form a beautiful … of Sir Henry Vansittart Neale, K.C.B., stands to the south of the church on the low ground by the river, which …
A History of the County of Worcester
… (xvi cent.). The parish of Bishampton lies in the south-eastern part of the county of Worcester. It is bounded … 3 and a third road on which the village lies running due south through the parish to Fladbury. The village is situated about 9 miles south-east of Worcester, some distance to the south of the …
A History of the County of Durham
… the townships of Bishop Middleham, Cornforth, Garmondsway Moor, Mainsforth, and Thrislington, and had an area of 5,940 … Ferry Hill, and Aycliffe on the west, Sedgefield on the south, Trimdon on the east, and Kelloe on the north. It lies … acres permanent grass, and 213 acres are woodland. 5 The south-east part of the parish is occupied by the large …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parish of Bishop's Cannings runs roughly from north to south being at its broadest in the north where it is dominated by the south-western slopes of the Marlborough Downs. The village of … mead' and 'Knights Green' of 4 acres, 'the Milham', 'the Moor', and 'the Ashehayes' containing 2 acres and several …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… on the east, and Southam and Brockhampton on the south. Another small hamlet on the eastern edge of the … 9 from which it had formerly been separated by the Moor brook and a line running west and south-west from the brook to the River Swilgate. 10 In 1935 …