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A History of the County of Bedford
… of the River Ivel runs west through the parish. The church with the vicarage adjoining stands to the east on … a short side street. In the main street to the west of the church stands a picturesque house, H-shaped, of … 59 but no manorial courts have been held for many years. Church The church of ST. PETER consists of chancel 25 ft. by …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… income of it, and on the opposite side the road stands the church, and the small remains of the archiepiscopal palace, … on one side of Wrotham town. WROTHAM was given to Christ-church, in Canterbury, by king Ethelstan, in the year 964, and continued part of the possessions of that church, when Lanfranc came to the see in the year 1070, being …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Coombe bottom and Markham bottom, cut deeply into it. The church, Vicarage, and former rectory-house (now Wroughton … village below. Traces of a bank and ditch southwest of the church show that the site, a natural vantage-point, was once … Land in Ellendune was given at an early date to the parish church. The connexion between Ellendune and the church, which …
A History of the County of Warwick
… is mostly occupied by the Abbey 1 estate, including the church. There are a few small woods and coppices in the … amalgamated with those parishes in 1893. 2 Apart from the church (see below) there are only scanty remains of Wroxall … 3 The roofless ruins of two buildings exist south of the church. The smaller is about 16 ft. square and 37 ft. from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… From it the village street descends southwards past the church, which stands high above the road, to the pond and … and further excavations in 1964 revealed the monastic church lying immediately to the north east of the house. The … (Bucks.), more was removed in 1901 to the Roman Catholic church at Kirtling, and the rest was sold to an American …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… now a saw-mill. The village of Wycliffe is composed of the church, the rectory, which contains a portrait of John … of Major Gerald M. Harding, and its park adjoin the church on the east. The hall is a plain classical building of … murder. Early in 1482 Roland Mewburne, parson of the church of Wycliffe, 'waylaid Robert Manfield with a knife and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… near two miles, this parish reaches westward almost to the church and village of Molash. It contains about two hundred … and rich. The town of Wye, in which the fine tower of the church is a conspicuous object, stands in the vale on the … green in it, built round, on one side of which is the church and college close to it, and on the other a house, …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… WYKEHAM Wichame, Wicam (xi-xiv cent.). Wykeham Abbey Church: Remains of the North Wall This parish is composed of … of the monastic building is the north wall of the priory church. It dates from the close of the 12th century, the … in date and probably contemporary with the foundation. The church appears to have been an aisleless cruciform building, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the south Bilbury rings and, on the south-east boundary, Church End ring are Iron-Age settlements which remained in … in the valley. It presumably originated where the church, the site of the demesne farmstead east of it, and the … east of it Sheepwash Lane and Dinton Road; east-west are Church Street and Fore Street. None of the names seems to be …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Cosham, on the main road between Cosham and Fareham. The church and vicarage are on the north side of the road, with … in 1794 a camp was formed for several thousand men. 107 CHURCH The church of ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL is a small building with …