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A History of the County of Hertford
… the plain, which has an average height of about 240 ft., and comprises the chief part of the parish. In the south and … parish. The county is well wooded in the south, where woods and plantations, including Bricket Wood and Blackboy Woods, much frequented by school feasts and picnics, cover …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… from an image of that saint, which stood in the church, and was much visited by pilgrims, on account of its supposed … land is very poor indeed, heathy, and greatly covered with woods. Sir Edward Hales having near four hundred acres in … is a small bourne, or rivulet, which rises in the Blean woods, and separates this parish from that of Bleane. A small …
A History of the County of Hertford
… is one of the outlying parts of the borough of Hertford and was separated from the urban parish of St. Andrew by the … an area of 1,040 acres, of which 1,022 acres are land and 18 water. The district is entirely rural, the western … by Panshanger Park, which covers an area of 900 acres and extends into the parish of Hertingfordbury. The southern …
A History of the County of Oxford
… separating St. Clement's from Headington to the east and Cowley to the south extended up Headington Hill as far as Pullen's Lane and followed the line of Gipsy Lane and Divinity Road to the Cowley Road. 5 Some outlying pieces …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes St. Decumans, including Watchet and Williton ST. DECUMANS INCLUDING WATCHET AND WILLITON The parish of St. Decumans, 1 named after the … plain at the mouth of a broad valley between the Quantocks and the Brendons. The former borough and market town of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… only the modern ecclesiastical parishes of Dry Sandford and Shippon, but also those of Radley and Drayton. 1 In theory Radley and Drayton (q.v.) were part of St. Helen's for a much longer …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… St. Mary Bourne is 1 mile northwest of Hurstbourne station and lies near the eastern boundary of the parish, which contains the tithings of Binley, Egbury, Stoke, Week and Swampton, and consists of 7,745 acres, of which 5,821 … land, 1,002 acres are permanent grass and 594 acres are woods and plantations. 1 The village stands on the River …
A History of the County of Oxford
… acres for civil purposes by the addition of Chislehampton, and Ascot, formerly in Great Milton parish, and Brookhampton, formerly in Newington parish and the hundred of Ewelme. 2 The northern boundary of the …
A History of the County of Bedford
… of which 1,825 are arable land, 1,282 permanent grass and 153 woods and plantations. 1 The slope of the ground is … still to be seen. Stagsden is well wooded, the principal woods being Hanger Wood, Asty Wood and Lambert's Spinney in …
A History of the County of Durham
… The parish of Stainton includes the townships of Stainton and Elstob, and covers nearly 2,000 acres. The ground slopes from west to … are 931 acres of land under grass, 811 of arable and 63 of woods and plantations. 1 Through the centre of the parish …