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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It stretches N.N.E. from … (2) lid 5 ft. long, incised cross with seven trefoiled arms and stepped base, flanked by small Latin crosses. In …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… N.E. (c)xxvii. S.W.) Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of All Saints, about 2 miles N.E. of Brill, is built of rubble, that in the walls of the … on N. wall, over arcade, (3) two carved stone shields with arms of Grenville, probably late 17th-century; on S. wall, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… (O.S. 6 in. xv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, stands at the E. end of the village … by Chandler, 1701; frame old. Chair: In chancelwith curved arms, turned legs, carved back, early 17th-century. Communion …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (O.S. 6 in. XXX, N.W.) Wraxall is a small parish 6 m. E. of Beaminster. The church and Wraxall Manor are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church Of St. Mary stands on the E. side of the parish. The walls … Elizabeth, wife of William Lawrence, 1672, with shield-of-arms. Font: octagonal bowl with chamfered under edge, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of the county of … of the Scarisbrick estate also, and adopted the name and arms of Scarisbrick. The township is the largest and most …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church of All Saints stands in the village. The walls are mostly of … and of second woman similar to the first; four shields of arms of Heveningham and of her three husbands, impaling …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the hundred of South Bradford, N. division of Salop, 2 … by Prince Rupert, after the battle of Reading. Seal and Arms. The town is pleasantly situated on a fine rivulet …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood WROCKWARDINE WOOD Wrockwardine Wood, north-east of Oakengates town centre, was originally a detached piece of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and … on Saturday evenings in the Shaw Birch or the King's Arms public houses, Trench Lane. Sick benefit and death …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 975 the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of WROCKWARDINE in 1066. Roger of Montgomery, created earl of Shrewsbury by 1074, was tenant …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… S.E. (b)ix. S.W.) Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Giles, stands about 1 miles N.E. of Buntingford. It is built partly of flint rubble with stone … of the Rolls, and wife of William Plumbe, half-figure, arms and inscription: in the floor, of John Gille, 1546, and …