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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… cottages survive along the street. In each village the church stands west of the street, and in Little Abington the … settlement turned along a lane leading towards the church. 29 In 1666 Little Abington contained c. 20 houses, … in the 1960s, along Bournbridge Road, north-east of the church. The village had 85 houses in 1951, 130 in 1971. 34 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The park closes its western end, and the position of the church within the park and beside the large manor-house … hundred yards east of the green are Little Barrington church and Church Farm, and a quarter of a mile east again is Barrington …
A History of the County of Oxford
… brick and blue slate, and few thatched roofs remain. The church occupies a central position in the village, and its … other chapelries on Cropredy, sharing in the upkeep of its church, in some of its charities, and (after violent … people) in a joint National school. The absence of a church encouraged the growth of nonconformity in the Bourtons …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… villages, and by the precedence in time of Great Eversden church. 10 The houses lie along the road called High Street … 13 To the south-east the village ends at the parish church, which may have been built there to make it relatively … inhabitants of Little Eversden before they had their own church. At the north-west end of the village, High Street …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… two arches. 8 There are also two foot-bridges of wood. The church of All Saints at the west end of the village is no … longer in use, but has been superseded by the new Christ Church. The village has also Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist … 21 The only important buildings in Nunthorpe are the church of St. Mary and the Hall. The latter is generally said …
A History of the County of Bedford
… about half a mile north-east of the village. The parish church of All Saints stands near the bridge in a beautifully … Spencer died seised of three water-mills here in 1644. 144 CHURCH The church of ALL SAINTS has a chancel 26 ft. 3 in. by 16 ft., a …
A History of the County of Northampton
… it now is'. 3 It stands on high ground to the east of the church and is a large plain three-storied building of … the civil parish of Billing. There is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which was … Barry, Buckinghamshire. 18 William Barry, who gave Billing Church to Leicester Abbey, held 1 fee of the de Courcy barony …
A History of the County of Surrey
… gravel, across the Thanet and Woolwich beds, on which the church and village lie, over the London Clay, to the alluvium … called the Pilgrims' Way. Bookham Grove, south-west of the church, is the seat of Mr. Sydney C. Bristowe; Old Dene of … into the lower ground towards Dorking and Mickleham. The church, St. Barnabas, is in Great Bookham. Near the church is …
A History of the County of Rutland
… the Gwash. A line of thatched cottages nearly opposite the church, and just north of the Crown Inn, presents a … approached from Stamford. Directly to the northeast of the church are the earthworks which mark the site of the Roman … payment of a rent of 21 s. 7 d. from the parson of the church of Bridge Casterton. 38 Rees Mauvesyn granted the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Little Chalfield had had independent existence (see below, Church). In the returns to the census of 1801 Cottles alone … succeeded before 1338, in which year he presented to the church of Great Chalfield and settled the manor upon himself, … before 1678 to John Hall of Bradford, who presented to the church in that year. 73 In 1705 John Sartain leased the manor …