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A History of the County of Buckingham
… above the ordnance datum. The village stands 3 miles north-west of Chesham station, the road to which passes through … a rampart 16 ft. high and a ditch, still wet on the south-west half, 4 ft. deep; there are gateways on the north, east and west, where the ditch is spanned by causeways. The farm, …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… said to have Dorothy, the Daughter of Thomas Poutrell, of West Hallam, in Derlyshire, to Wife, and by her a Son called …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… to York and drains the forest of Galtres. On the west is the parish of Wigginton. Haxby seems originally to … standing on the road between Haxby and Wigginton. From the west end of Haxby Street the road runs northward for two or … day. It has been treated as the two manors of EAST END and WEST END, 11 the former belonging to Driffield prebend and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… with the ground rising gradually on each side, on the west, towards Beckenham, where Pickhurstgreen, and part of … of this manor, as well as of the adjoining one of West Wickham, and left them to his son and heir, John … remained in the same tract of ownership as the manor of West Wickham, in the family of Heydon and Lennard; by the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… (634 ha.) centred on Hazleton village and bounded on the west, south-west, and south by ancient roads and on parts of the east by … the subjects of separate articles in this volume. On the west side of Hazleton the wolds rise to 260 m. on Pen hill in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… acres are arable, 579 Permanent grass and 51 woodland. 1 A brook flows south through the parish to join the Itchen near … as late as 1839. Headbourne Worthy Church from South-west The church of St. Swithun is south of the village. … Pudding House Farm, while the Manor Farm lies to the north-west. Headbourne Worthy House is occupied by Mr. William …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at Copse Lane, turning north and east to join Bayswater Brook but making a wide sweep beyond it to include Wick Farm. … at a point three miles distant from the city; then south-west, skirting the quarries, crossing the old road to … road along Old High Street. The Bull Inn and No. 56 on the west side, and Nos. 33 and 69 (the Hermitage) are of …
A History of the County of Surrey
… from north to south, under a mile and a half from east to west, and contains 2,066 acres. The subsoil is that of the … have been found near Toot Hill. 1 Less than a mile south-west of the church, west or north-west of Headley Heath, on the slopes of the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… reached from it by narrow winding lanes. It extends north-west of Bramshott to the Surrey border, its high ground … adjoining, are on the heath itself. To the west of the heath is the rectory and the church of All Saints … lying between the highway called 'Grevat Lane' on the west and a river bank and a meadow called 'Kyttsmede' on the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Berkshire border on the River Whitewater, 5 miles north-west from Winchfield station on the main line of the London … the east to about 270 ft. above the ordnance datum in the west. The parish is intersected by main roads from Basingstoke and Odiham to Reading, which meet at West Swallowfield just outside the county boundary. The …