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A History of the County of Buckingham
… coved plaster ceiling. The kitchens and offices lie to the west of the hall. The large east wing of the house was … dining-room, now a billiard room. A passage runs along the west side of the wing, being made at the expense of the … aisles 9 ft. 3 in. and 8 ft. wide respectively; a south-west tower 7 ft. 3 in. square, and a south porch, all …
A History of the County of Northampton
… and is bounded on the north by Little Harrowden, west by Hannington, and south by Hardwick. On the east the Ise brook 1 divides it from the Hundred of Huxloe, and the land … Grace, eldest daughter and coheir of Lord Vaux. 7 To the west of the church is the manor-house. It stands on the road …
A History of the County of Northampton
… variants of 'Houghton'. The parish of Great Houghton lies west of Little Houghton and like it is bounded on the north … ft. above the ordnance datum, with its church to the north-west. There were about 40 families in the village in 1720. 2 … middle, and nether, or little burrough, ground on the west of the town and closes called Saftridge, Hawney, and …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… part of the parish is less than 300 ft. above it. 4 A brook connecting with the moat at Grange Farm runs northwards … surrounded have disappeared. Near the church to the north-west is a large 15th-century wooden structure now used as a … is of two wave-moulded orders with a modern label to the west and responds of three half-round shafts with moulded …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… been removed in favour of a modern stone bellcote at the west end. Since the erection of the church the ground level, … and of two trefoiled lights. The window in the west wall is traceried and also of two lights. The south … is modern and has a pointed entrance arch and a small west light. The north doorway, now blocked, is apparently …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the River Severn on the east to the Malvern Hills on the west. Guarlford was formed into a separate civil parish in … honour of St. Thomas the Martyr 8 and stood at the north-west corner of the present churchyard; it measured 90 ft. by … side chapels and some elaborate fittings. A little to the west on the wooded slope of the hill is the famous St. Anne's …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… falls from a height of 600 ft. in the extreme north-west at Lane End to under 100 ft. above the ordnance datum in … to in the early 19th century, 18 and succeeded one on the west side. The old parsonage-house, behind the church in St. … the exception of the butcher's shop in the middle of the west side. It opens at the north end into the so-called …
A History of the County of Oxford
… lying 9 miles south-east of Oxford and 6 miles south-west of Thame. It comprised the township of Chilworth in the … area of 2,513 acres. The ancient parish was bounded on the west and for some way on the north by the River Thame, and … from the 'King's Arms' and 'The Limes' at the north-west end to the green and the Monkery at the other end. From …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… remains for the most part considerably over 500 ft. To the west it falls away more, but rises again to above 650 ft. on … London to Wendover running parallel to it a little to the west. The large village of Great Missenden is situated on … the centre of the village. Four roads branch off to the west, leading to Prestwood and Hampden. In the north-east of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… is large and handsome, having a square tower at the west end. On the steeple, over the west door, is a shield of arms, being A fess, between three … bells in it. There is a large and handsome window over the west door of the tower, formerly much ornamented, though at …