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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… dales, where some of the earth is of a reddish cast. The church stands on a hill in the middle of it, having a green, … of Cenulf, king of Mercia, for the benefit of Christ-church, in Canterbury, L. S. A. which letters meant, that it … the same liberties that Adisham was, when given to that church. These privileges were, to be freed from all secular …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… towards the river. At a small distance from hence is the church, on the rise of a hill, round which the land is very … The parish of Wingham comes up within one field of the church. The whole is uneven ground, the inclosures small, and … in Staple, who sold this manor, with the advowson of the church appendant to it, in the beginning of queen Elizabeth's …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the earliest settlement in the parish. The position of the church, built by the 12th century, 16 on the east side of the … there was ever a more extensive village on that site. The church may have been built there because it was a convenient … in the early 19th there were only a few houses near the church. 19 Some brick houses were built during the 19th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… street, with the manorhouse half-way down and the church, the vicarage, and the thatched school-house at the … chamber of quadrupeds' to a position over the porch of the church. Francis Wise seems indeed narrowly to have missed … The manor and lands were bought from Parsons by Christ Church, which soon after sold the manorhouse with the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Sir John Leek, Knight, Richard de Stockton Rector of the Church of Burgh Waley's, and William de Leeke of Kirketon, … Thorpe, of the Manor of Eyleston, and the Advowson of the Church, whereby they were settled on the said Robert and … for four women, founded, in 1744, by Ann Darwin. The church is a neat place of worship, dedicated to All Saints. …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Whitbread. The ground floor is used as a lumber store. The church is approached from the green. On the south side of it … in 1759, when it was described as being attached to the church and having a large window into the body of it. 6 Now … Elstow. In a field about a quarter of a mile south of the church five gravestones could be seen in the early part of …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Street along which it extends for nearly half-a-mile. The church is in the north of the village near the High Street … street. There is a fine red-brick Jacobean house near the church called Schopwick, which belongs to the trustees of … there and leave a penny for the draught. North-east of the church near Allum Lane is a white house now called Radnor …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… this parish, towards Footscray, and on to Maidstone. The church stands in the town on the north side, and farther … died in the 12th year of Henry VI. and was buried in the church of St. Dunstan's, leaving two sons, John Roper of … buried in the antient chancel of the Tattersalls, in this church, became possessed of the manor of Easthorne and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Neots and the secondary road from St. Ives to Potton. The church stands just west of the green which is fronted by … as bridle-ways. One left the St. Neots road opposite the church and led to Yelling. A port way may have run … the Old House stands at the west end of the Green near the church. It appears to have been built in 1612 for James …
A History of the County of Durham
… On it are situated the few houses of the village with the church and inn. The hall and Spring House lie to the south, … guardian of Thomas son of William Gower presented to the church, and it was found that Joan widow of Sir William Gower … son John sold two messuages, lands and the advowson of the church to John Jefferson, yeoman, of Norton. 47 Anne, the …