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A History of the County of Buckingham
… 513 ft. above the ordnance datum, is in the north-west, and from here the ground slopes to the east, where a … north to south, and having a slight projection over the west side of the dais, a wing at the north end containing the … under its eastern end, and a large tower at the south-west with an octagonal stair turret at its north-west angle; …
A History of the County of Somerset
… evidence of water meadows in the area. 13 To the south and west the more irregular and dramatic landscape, cut by a … and woodland clearings; and scrubland survived in the west of the parish at Blackmoor, Ridge Hill, Ridge wood, … Reyne and Countess's Craft, 33 lay in the extreme north-west of the parish. Croft castle, traditionally the site of a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… T-shaped, its eastern limit marked by the Purtington brook which, from the 11th century to the late 18th, drove a … and another was sited near the former parsonage house west of the village. 16 In the 20th century individual houses … formerly Gore Lane, 21 entered the parish in the extreme west from the Crewkerne-Chard road and ran SE. through the …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… woods of an extensive park, about a mile and a half south-west of the village. The main staircase and some panelling … cottages known as North, Middle and South Walmire. South-west of Halnaby Park stands Halnaby Hall, a brick house in … the north and south sides. Two rain-water pipes on the west side have [M R A] and the date 1728 respectively. 16 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Crondall is a large village and parish situated 4 miles west-north-west from Farnham station on the Alton and Winchester branch … about 200 acres. Itchel Manor, which is a short distance west of the village, is supposed to be a haunted house; …
A History of the County of Worcester
… from Worcester. The land rises towards the north and west; at the south-east of the parish it is only 51 ft., … to the north of Croome Court, on the Pershore road. To the west of this road, on the border of the park, is the new … the chancel arch is pointed, with an attached shaft on the west face supporting the crocketed and finialled label. On …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The village consists of about 60 dwellings, and lies fouth-west of Bingham three miles. The church is dedicated to St. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in a triangular area lying between Warwickshire on the west, Northamptonshire on the east, and Hanwell and Banbury … western and southern boundaries which follow the Hanwell Brook and a nameless tributary of the Cherwell. On the east and part of the south and west the boundaries coincide with the county boundary. 5 …
A History of the County of Worcester
… bounded on the north by the Avon and a stream called Merry Brook, the latter also forming the greater portion of the … architectural interest. The manor-house, which is on the west side of the churchyard, is a good brick house of the … Upon the same side of the road a little further to the west is a small two-storied cottage of half-timber with a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… CROWCOMBE The parish of Crowcombe lies on the south-west slope of the Quantocks. Shaped like a lozenge, it covers … similarly divides Crowcombe from Bicknoller in the north-west. On the south and south-east the boundary crosses the … of valley gravel. Heddon common, in the extreme north-west, lay on an area of pebble beds and lower marls. 5 …