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A History of the County of Bedford
… an industry which is rapidly developing. Southill Church from the South-east Southill village is of … are a few examples of half-timbered cottages. The ancient church stands at the extreme north-west corner of the village … fare and hearty welcome.' Johnson attended the parish church, and subsequently drank tea with the vicar. From …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… on ground rising westward from the River Ouse. The church stands near the crossing of two roads, and to the west … On the east side of the village street, south-east of the church, is a 16th-century timber-framed house with tiled roof … house of Ferrers or Winchester Manor (q.v.). East of the church is the pound and to the south of it the school and the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the parish originally served by the pre-Conquest wooden church of St. Pancras which William de Warenne rebuilt and … which cuts across the site of the high altar of the priory church and across the chapter house. It was the construction … this line in 1846 which laid bare the foundations of the church, and the information gained at that time, supplemented …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and containing many picturesque half-timbered houses. The church of St. James stands just outside the park to the west, … Heath. The schools, which stand immediately opposite the church, were built about 1845, and are supported by Mr. … 9 After the Dissolution the site of the priory church of Southwick was granted to John White, 10 servant to …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… There was also a windmill south of the village. The church stood in a large area inclosed with a ditch and bank … closely expresses the present size of 4 miles by 2 miles. Church The church of ST. JAMES consists of a chancel (28 ft. by 18 ft.), …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… few yards higher up where the village street forks is the church of St. Stephen. The road to the left leads down … Elizabeth Chudleigh was married in the now ruined church of St. Peter, which stands almost hidden among the … The manor of CHILCOMB as granted by King Edward to the church of Winchester in 908 included lands in Sparsholt. 2 …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… seat was Aldermaston. Several of them are buried in the church of the Holy Cross, a little to the north of Sparsholt … most part from 1722. Eastmanton Farm, north-east of the church, retains the name of a small manor now merged in … Lisle runs along the west side of the park. Opposite the church is a mansion called Thornhill House, the property of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Stockcross, consisting of Marsh Benham and a few acres of Church Speen, in 1854. 1 The village of Speen lies on the … the tithing of Speenhamland and parts of Wood Speen and Church Speen are now included. Wood Speen is a long, narrow … of the township of Benham, and is partly in the tithing of Church Speen. There is a Wesleyan chapel here. Bagnor lies on …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… miles across each way; the north-west part, in which the church stands, and Hallborough, is within the hundred of … as is the hamlet of Groombridge, three miles from the church, at the southern boundary of it, where a branch of the … surrounds three sides of it, from the other in which the church stands. The soil in the eastern part of this parish …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Bolton, caused the 'causey' of the lane from Harmby to the church of Spennithorne to be made during his lifetime, ' for … Item ii saddells with their appurtenances 6 s. 8 d.' The church of Bellerby stands further north, and was erected in … various mesne lordships intervening. Plan of Spennithorne Church In 1316 Harmby was returned with Spennithorne as the …