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A History of the County of Durham
… comprises the three townships of Stockton, East Hartburn and Preston upon Tees, which are found closely associated in … the northern boundary, the eastern touches Billingham, and the western Elton and Long Newton. Egglescliffe lies to … and those in Hartburn the same. There were no warrens or forests. The castle, manor, &c., were sold to Col. William …
A History of the County of Worcester
… cent.). Stockton is bounded on the south-west by the Teme and on the south-east by a tributary of that river. It is … acres, of which 167 are arable land, 564 permanent grass, and 23 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay, the subsoil Old …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Of the rest 1,525 acres are arable, where corn, potatoes and rye are grown, and 1,097 permanent grass. 1 The soil is sandy on a subsoil … but rises to 75 ft. about Carlton Hill, Carlton Farm and Sandburn. An Act passed in 1813 for the inclosure of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… lies Stodmarsh, spelt in antient records, Stodmerch and stodmeres, taking its name from the Saxon word stode, signifying a mare, and merse, a marsh, denoting its situation among the marshes … pleasant nor healthy, the village, which is very neat and pretty, stands on a kind of green. It is situated very …
A History of the County of Somerset
… km. in each direction in the valley between the Quantocks and the Brendons. 1 The name Stogumber, introduced by the … Warner) or Gomer. The boundaries between Stogumber and its neighbours on all sides suggest the earlier existence … larger unit reaching as far east as the Quantock ridgeway and embracing the later parishes of Bicknoller and Crowcombe …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the time of the Saxons. In Domesday it is called Estoches and Stoches; and in later deeds by its present name of Stoke. EADBERHT, … together with all things belonging to it, in fields, woods, meadows, fisheries, saltpans, &c. according to the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of two parts, divided by the hamlet of Kyre Parva, and is watered by the Kyre Brook and Perry Brook. The road from Tenbury to Bromyard runs … who had paid a fine of 2 marks in 1176 for trespass in the forests of Herefordshire. 14 William or a descendant of the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… (xiv cent.), Stoke Dabernon, Dabernoun, Daubernoun (xiv and xv and xvi cent.), Stoke d'Alborne 1843. Stoke D'Abernon is a small village 3 miles northwest of Letherhead and a mile and a half east of Church Cobham. The Mole …
A History of the County of Northampton
… permanent grass. The subsoil is Oxford clay, stone marls and cornbrash. The land rises gently to the west from the … the road is crossed by a stream rising in Lilford Wood and running into the Nene. The church stands on the east side … the bay windows is the date 1633 with the initials T. B., and a gable of this north wing is dated 1731. The old manor …
A History of the County of Rutland
… (xiii cent.). Stoke Dry borders on Leicestershire, and though mainly in Wrandike Hundred, a small portion known … The parish covers an area of 992 acres of rich loam and is nearly all under pasture. The land rises from the Eye Brook, which forms the county and parish boundary on the west, to over 500 ft. above the …