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A History of the County of Essex
… boundary with Sheering and Hatfield Broad Oak. East of the church is a lake, fed by a chalybeate spring, draining … has changed little. Matching Hall stands beside the church in the centre of the parish. Three other manor houses … at Carter's Green and Matching Tye, south-west of the church, and at Newman's End, north-west of the church. 10 …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of Mathon is on the high road to Cradley. The parish church stands in a secluded valley near the road. Near it is Church Farm, which has the remains of a moat. There is a … Malvern Well Hall, which was closed in 1885. Near the church of St. James is St. Edward's Orphanage for Boys …
A History of the County of Bedford
… approached from the main road through a cornfield is the church, overlooking the village from the northeast. In the churchyard to the south of the church is the octagonal base and stump of a mediaeval cross. … of confirmation granted by Henry II in September 1155. 61 CHURCH The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN consists of a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… End on the west at about 250 ft. to about 330 ft. at the church in the centre of the parish, and then steeply to 560 … of the central tower and a few other walls of the priory church, the two gatehouses to the north of it, the west wall … heavy beams of an upper floor. To the north-east of the church is the west wall of an infirmary hall or chapel. It …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and most unusual fish house, and a reconstructed parish church. They provided the monks with a retreat for leisure … The medieval settlement extended from the manor house and church in the east to the site of the later hospital in the … in front of them. The two rows of houses are divided by Church path. 47 The larger houses, apart from the manor …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Wilby and Sywell. Two gabled houses to the south of the church are medieval but much altered in the 17th century. … lands of a felon killed while escaping from Mears Ashby church in 1330, 48 in which year his son Thomas, as mentioned … he held of the heirs of John de Mares. 57 Mears Ashby: The Church and Village Church The church of ALL SAINTS stands on …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… including the Dog and Badger Inn and the post office. The church stands in a churchyard thickly planted with evergreens … and near it is a chalkpit. To the north-west of the church on high ground beyond the old school is Lodge Farm, a … with ivy. On a hill to the northeast of Medmenham Church is the supposed site of the castle or manor-house of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Nearly opposite the post office is the old Congregational church, built in 1850, now used as an oil store. Here at the … again some few yards up. On the island so formed is the church, standing comparatively near the road in the midst of … trees; the schools, which stand immediately west of the church; and two or three cottages, which stand behind the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Lane and later as Orchard Road, until after inclosure. The church and vicarage, all the manorial sites, and some of the … Street and Mill Lane, later Station Road, running from the church into Meldreth. A widening of High Street and Mill Lane in front of the church formed the Green, where for many years a large elm …
A History of the County of Bedford
… few ancient stone and thatched cottages grouped round the church, with one or two larger houses. The Cottage, now … 12th century to Alicia de Clermont, who gave the manor and church of Melchbourne to the Knights of St. John of … manor in 1755. 22 The Hospitallers. Gules a cross argent. CHURCH The church of ST. MARY MAGDALEN consists of a chancel, …