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A History of the County of Warwick
… 3 on the north and Guy's Cliffe Mill on the south. Just west of the mill the road from Warwick enters the parish, … Another road, called 'the new road' in 1867, 4 leads north-west from the village past Woodcote, where Mr. Wise pulled … lane to Chesford Bridge crosses the 'Holebrok', or Cattle Brook), of which Geoffrey son of Geoffrey Savage gave …
A History of the County of Surrey
… by Horley, on the south by Horley and Newdigate, on the west by Capel, and on the north-west by Betchworth. It measures about 3 miles west and east, by 2 miles north and south, but a tongue runs …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the River Chelt and its tributaries, the Morris brook 4 and the Leigh brook, on the southeast, south-west, and a short part of the north-west, the Coombe Hill Canal (opened c. 1796 and closed in …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the site. The great barn, however, still stands to the west of the present house, and is a fine example of the … quoins and dressings. They stand south-east and north-west and have sundials in the gables on those sides. Together … a revolving ladder left, but is no longer in use. 8 Leigh Brook, a considerable stream, flows past the Court and falls …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… and is watered by two brooks, the one flowing from the west through the north and middle part of the parish; and the other, the Ellington Brook, flowing eastward through the southern part of the … with the Manor Farm, formerly called Church Farm, to the west. South-east of the church is the site of the Prebendal …
A History of the County of Bedford
… north as a dividing line for some distance. Clipstone Brook, a small tributary which flows through Eggington near … The ground slopes towards the river, and just north-west of Leighton Buzzard, which lies mostly below 300 ft., is … Linslade. The left arm of the fork is North Street, on the west side of which is the 'Red Lion,' an 18th-century hostel. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Leccian, to water, or moisten, which is done by a small Brook in this Place to both the Hamlets, or Townships, of Great, or East-Leak, and Little, or West-Leak. On the north Side of this Lordship, on a Knoll, … Bredon, amongst many other Things, 20s. yearly Rent out of West-Leke, or Jordan de Toc's Leke. 7 This Family of Leke, it …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… extent, being upwards of five miles in length from east to west, and four in breadth from north to south, where it … owing to its untoward soil, which towards the south and west is mostly a deep sand; near the foot of the chalk hills … itself, as well as the parish, is esteemed to belong to West Kent, and all the parish business is transacted at the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… forming the vertical portion, while a wing on the west containing the dining room, &c., and another on the … has disappeared. All the roofs are tiled. At the back or west side of the hall is a boldly projecting chimney, with … 105 and the whole seems to have been subsequently known as Brook's Chapel or Burleigh's Chapel. It seems to have soon …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Downs at the head of a deep combe, through which runs the brook or 'lete' from which it takes its name, and it extends … 6 in., south aisle 29 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft., north porch, and west tower 8 ft. by 7 ft., all these measurements being … restoration, and the porch and vestry are also modern. The west side of the tower has been rebuilt in brick, perhaps in …