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A History of the County of Hampshire
… any special architectural interest except the parish church, which stands on the western side of the market place. The rectory was originally at the north-east of the church, but in 1853 the building was used as two cottages and … The ancient vicarage-house was to the south-west of the church. It was abandoned, and the vicar had no residence of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… century it was turned south to meet High Street near the church. 15 Similarly Frog Lane formerly continued south from … was founded in 1834. 60 The former infant school on the church path was used as a reading room in the early 20th … annually, serving in rotation for their holdings. 250 The church house had been converted for use as a poorhouse by …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… through Farningham, towards Wrotham and Maidstone. The church stands by itself, very remarkably, in the midst of a … Bethersden. He died in 1658, and was buried in St. Bride's church, London. His ancestor Launcelot Lovelace, was of … Canterbury, who died anno 1576, and was buried in Christ-church, Canterbury, leaving issue Sir William Lovelace, of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… are very poor, chalky, and much covered with flints; the church stands nearly in the centre of the parish, the woods … the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Sittingborne. The church, which is dedicated to St. Catherine, is a very small … esq. who lies buried near it, a great benefactor to this church, obt. 1591. At the west end there is a small turret, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… as the parishes adjoining to it in the Weald, of which the church, which stands on the hill nearly in the middle of the … throughout it At no great distance eastward from the church is the manor house of Kingsnoth, still called the … have been at times dug up from it. South-eastward from the church is Mumfords, which seems formerly to have been very …
A History of the County of Northampton
… by a motor-omnibus service. Except in the vicinity of the church and of the 'Green', where it retains some measure of … of the road ascending from Northampton and includes the church of St. John the Baptist, surrounded by fine elms, the … stand, but the rest has been destroyed. Kingsthorpe: The Church In the upper part of the village where the ground …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… lies under the knoll on which stands the little church about the centre of the parish. It was built in the … in 13056, 44 and does not appear to be mentioned again. CHURCH The church of ST. JAMES stands on a knoll overlooking the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… part of the parish on a spur between two streams. The church occupies a commanding position at the north entrance … the Conquest, 12 the site is noticeably remote from the church, suggesting that its importance developed after the … in his chapel because his manor was remote from the parish church and access was difficult. 13 The chapel was recorded …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… it is more than four in length. The village, having the church and parsonage within it stands on the southern side of … open. It lies on the slope of the hill, facing Kingston-church to the south-west; and from this camp westward there … of their inheritance, this manor, with the advowson of the church, was assigned to Sir John Tiptoft, in right of his …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… The house has a steep-pitched roof of stone slates. The church lies at the corner of a small green on the Witney and … Lattons, 10 but these together with the old glass in the church have disappeared, and were probably those of the … made a settlement of this manor and the advowson of the church in 1340, 70 and, with his wife Elizabeth, entailed the …