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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the S.E., north-westwards to Cranborne Chase. The central and northern parts of the area, on Chalk, are drained by the headwaters of the R. Allen and the R. Crane which flow through broad, open valleys between 400 ft. and 180 ft. above O.D.; the S.E. part, a well-wooded …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… W. by Ermine Street, with some adjustments in either case, and on the S. by the river Rhee. The boundary on the E. with … it rises to a scarp over 250 ft. above O.D., through chalk and gault, to river gravel at about 50 ft.; but the chalk … affords the usual plentiful springs of water. Both Wimpole and Orwell have gained territorially from the disappearance …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the district. 81 The parish is divided between one principal and three smaller areas, and many very small pieces of land … the owner of Stavordale manor over common pasture in the woods for cattle, horses, and pigs, where access had been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wincanton - Windy Nook Wincanton (St. Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a … finding well-watered valleys, fertile plains, and shady forests, adapted to their support, and suited to the exercise … he obtained from the king a grant of timber from the woods in the vicinity: the building was completed in 1093, …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… embodied in a Saxon rampart N. of the town (SP 024284), 3 and fragments of black urns 'of ancient British date' were … a nearby location N. of the church. 4 Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley (1877), p. 15 and plate opposite. Archaeol. Review, 4 (1969), 42. MPBW …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… is the only remaining portion of the castle where Norman and Angevin kings resided, where Henry I was married to Maud of Scotland and their son William Atheling was born, where Henry III was … born, where Henry VIII entertained the Emperor Charles V, and where Mary and Philip celebrated part of their ill-fated …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… in., north aisle 46 ft. 1 in. by 11 ft. 9 in., south porch and west tower 14 ft. by 13 ft. 5 in. The south wall of the nave and the west tower are the only old parts of the church, the chancel having been rebuilt in 1859 and the north chapel added, and the north transept and aisle …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, … foot of St. Giles Down, near but not too near the coast and served by ancient roads, was predestined for the haunt of … from William Rufus the grant of a fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of St. Giles, to be held 'on the Eastern hill of …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… Winchester 1541-1857 INTRODUCTION Like Canterbury and Rochester, Winchester cathedral was reorganized after the … replace the monks. The offices of archdeacon of Winchester and Surrey were unaffected. Henry VIII issued statutes for … appointments do not give the number of the prebends, and the succession has to be traced by reference to …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… chalk down-land. Roman roads approach it from all sides, and the Itchen while navigable brought it into touch with Southampton, and so with the centres of continental trade. The present … borough of Winchester lay within the walls, but the east and west sokes, or suburbs, which entirely surrounded it, …