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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and lies mainly in the clay region of north and mid-west Wiltshire. 1 In 1883, by Order of the Local Government … between Worton and Seend. The church lies of a mile south-west from the centre of the village. There are traces of a … It comprises a chancel, nave, north and south aisles, west tower, south porch, and vestry. The only traces of a …
A History of the County of Worcester
… and Bastonford, is a large parish about 2 miles south-west of Worcester. It has an area of 5,250 acres, of which … Manor Farm, with the vicarage and the old rectory to the west. There is a pound on the Upton road. Powick Old Bridge … Crown in 1576. 125 This manor had been leased by Thomas Dereham, Prior of Great Malvern (c. 15338), 126 to William …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Dyke, cuts into the escarpment, sweeping round towards the west and almost isolating a 700-ft.-high hilltop known as the … the town extended over about 30 acres. The Downs to the west of the town are covered with the fields of the ancient … south transept. The remaining buttresses are in pairs. The west window of the nave is three-light, with a traceried head …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bays, with the doorway in the centre of the symmetrical west front. Early in the 19th century the house was extended … in design to the original structure. The original south-west quoin can, however, still be seen in the west wall between the third and fourth bays, and a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… north-north-east of Cheltenham and two and a half miles west of Winchcombe, was an extraparochial place that became a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… which adjoins Marlborough on the south, north, and west, has been closely involved with that of the borough from … by the 11th century. 2 A church, most likely that built west of the mound, was, with the land encircling it, said in … a. (162 ha.) which included Preshute church and land south-west of the borough, land on the western edge of Marlborough …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… parish lies mainly on flat land at about 200 ft. On the west side the land rises slightly at Marle Hill and the east … Lower Lias, with alluvial soil near the streams. In the west, on the slopes of the Cotswolds, the Lower Lias is … of the parish in 1964. By 1136 a large area in the north-west part of the parish had been made into a park by the …
A History of the County of Rutland
… end windows are modern, and there is an extension on the west side. The Hall, a small 17th-century building with … K.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.L., J.P., and stands to the north-west of the village. A windmill was situated in the extreme west 1 but is now demolished. King John stayed here 2122 July …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of Preston formed a rectangle, 2 miles long from east to west and rather less than a mile wide, lying immediately to … from Lewes crossed the Wellesbourne on its way towards West Blatchington and Portslade, a settlement appears to have … Museum. The ground falls rapidly from east to west, so that the present main floor of the house is raised …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… isles, a high chancel, and a north chancel, having at the west end a low pointed steeple, in which hang five bells. It …