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The Environs of London
… WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. I have seen ancient records in which the name of Wimbaldus occurs. Dune in the Saxon language signifies a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (O.S. 6 ins., SU 00 SW, SZ 09 NW) The Urban District of Wimborne Minster covers 653 acres on the N. bank of the R. Stour and on both banks of the R. Allen which joins the Stour in the S. of the town. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from … whom, to conciliate the Welsh, the king named Arthur, in honour of the British hero of that name. In 1522, Henry …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester The ancient custom THE ANCIENT CUSTOM OF WINCHESTER The 'ancient custom,' the 'old law' of Winchester so often allowed to the rising boroughs 1 of … who obtained from Henry I's widow Queen Adeliza the honour of Petworth and was ancestor of the Percys. With …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester The borough BOROUGH In spite of the tradition that the merchant gild of Winchester was created by Ethelwulf, father of Alfred the … always it should be lawful for him to receive any men of honour or justices of the peace of the shire for lodging and …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle Architectural history ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE CASTLE The castle of Windsor appears first in history … by the royal family and visitors of distinction, and the maids of honour and lords and gentlemen in attendance could only reach …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle History THE CASTLE The authentic history of Windsor Castle cannot be carried back beyond the 11th century. The romantic legends told by Froissart of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table at Windsor … liberty, and hunted and hawked in Windsor Park. 109 In his honour the feast of St. George was celebrated at Windsor in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… N.E. (c)xxiv. S.W.) Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of All Saints, stands on the W. side of the village; the walls are of limestone rubble, with … Fittings Bells: six and sanctus; 1st inscribed 'For the honour of Carnarvan here I singe, wishing health to the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 the manor of WINSTONE was held by Ansfrid de Cormeilles who had received it on his marriage to a niece of Walter de Lacy, 45 although Walter's son Hugh may have held the estate at some stage. 46 The overlordship of the manor descended with the honor of Cormeilles, 47 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… STICKLAND (8304) Winterborne Stickland, the Parish Church of St. Mary (O.S. 6 ins. ST 80 NW, ST 80 SW) The parish, of over 2,100 acres, lies entirely upon Chalk and rises to an altitude of 500 ft. above sea-level. The land undulates in a branching …