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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… king's house, the three parks, the great, the middle, and West Horne, alias Lee parks, and the demesnes above … it, about the year 1775, to William James, esq. M. P. for West Looe, and a director of the East India company, who … south, and to the field, called Charlesfield, towards the west, and to the woods and lands of the king in Eltham …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… about 5 miles east of St. Neots and 12 miles west of Cambridge. Its boundaries with Great Gransden on the south and Yelling on the north-west are also the county boundaries. Land in Kingsfield, … flatness of the land, renders drainage difficult. Eastern brook, flowing eastwards into Caxton, and a stream running …
A History of the County of Durham
… of Elton, consisting of a single township, lies to the west of Stockton; it has Long Newton to the south and west, Redmarshall and Norton to the North. The southern … level, but the surface gradually rises towards the north-west till 170 feet is attained at the junction with …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… part of the western boundary of the parish and the Billing Brook the eastern boundary. The land is undulating, and in … Railway from Peterborough to Northampton, is a mile to the west of the village, in the parish of Fotheringhay, … as three sides of a quadrangle with the hall on the north-west, the private apartments south-west and the kitchens …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… cent.). The parish of Elvetham, which is bounded on the west by the River Hart, comprises 3,277 acres, of which … 1 The Basingstoke road, the old coaching road to the west of England, cuts through the wooded country in the … and nave in one, north transept, south porch, and a west tower with a stone spire. It is said to have been …
A History of the County of Durham
… the townships of Newton Bewley and Wolviston. On the south-west is the parish of Grindon, and on the west the township of Embleton, from which Elwick Hall is … Sedgefield. The iii d in a corner of Amerstone farm, North west of the Gill, between Sir Edward Smith's land and Mr …
A History of the County of Somerset
… (1,768 a.). 3 The parish measures c. 5.5 km. from east to west, and lies in two irregular but compact parts joined by a … stream. The only natural boundary follows a stream south-west of Willett Hill, but the Brendon ridgeway marks part of the boundary in the west and some other boundaries are marked by minor roads. 4 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… between Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and on the west a small stream, running parallel with the main road from … has long been disused; 24 acres in 1-and 2-acre lost lay west of the 'road from London to Thame' (the present …
A History of the County of Rutland
… to the Great North Road. The River Gwash runs from west to east through the middle of the parish and passes to … disused, being about half a mile to the east. The North Brook marks the end of the village to the east. It is … south part of the village, with the Rectory to the south-west of it. West of the Rectory are some old thatched …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… houses, a church, and vicarage. 1 Ellis's Farm is to the west, Reed's Farm and Butler's Farm to the east, Grange Farm … on the site of the original manor house. The branch to the west leads to the vicarage and on to Ellis's Farm, while that … not by name, in the grant made by Laurence to Thomas West in 1339 9 since in 1532 Empshott was said to be held of …