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A History of the County of Buckingham
… acres, of which 165 are arable and 694 permanent grass. 1 The soil is clay. The south of the parish is watered by two streams, and the … the half hide in 'Burton' held by the daughter and heir of Walter de Burton in 1185 for serjeanty of di-penser ( …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… grass, 229 arable and 28 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay, the subsoil limestone. The chief crops are … sell a manor in BEACHAMPTON which was in the possession of Walter Giffard in 1086. 7 It thus formed a parcel of the … Dayrell (q.v.). As in the case of this latter parish, Walter's Domesday tenant Hugh was succeeded by the Earls of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Bechesdene (xi cent.); Bethlesdene, Betlesden (xii cent.). The area of Biddlesden parish, which was formerly 1,630 … to 2,052 acres between 1871 and 1881, 2 probably under the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 or 1879. 3 A further … and his sons William, Ralph, Osbert, Philip, Henry and Walter gave lands amounting to over 100 acres to the abbey. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Blecheley (xivxvi cent.). Bletchley, which includes the hamlet of Water Eaton and until 188191 also included part … his estate of Water Eaton is said to have been given to Walter Giffard Earl of Buckingham about 1092. 101 The chief authority for this grant is the confirmation by Walter Giffard, his son, 102 to the priory of Newton …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 330 acres of arable land where wheat, barley and beans are the chief crops, 2,202 of permanent grass, and 186 of woods … William de Rochelle from 1167 to 1179, 114 and leased to Walter Bustard in 1200. 115 Before 1213 Thomas de Fekenham, … of Thomas de Hereford, Adam de Ely's heir, recovered from Walter his inheritance in Boarstall, 116 which was again in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Bolle Brichulle, Bellebrikhulle (xiii cent.). This parish, the northernmost of the three Brickhills, covers about 1,848 … 6 Manors In 1086 two manors in this parish belonged to Walter Giffard. One of these consisted of 5 hides, of which 2 … remained attached to the honour, of which it was held by knight service until the abolition of feudal tenure in the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… covers 917 acres, which are devoted to agriculture, with the exception of about one-sixth. 1 The soil is light clay, … sell. 16 By 1086 this had passed into the possession of Walter Giffard. 17 It was afterwards attached to the honour … any holder in fee of this estate after the Domesday tenant Walter Achet until the first quarter of the 13th century, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… which, like Boarstall, lay within Bernwood Forest, and in the 13th century gave the alternative name of the forest of … in the Crown, 32 of which it was held in chief as one knight's fee from 1337 to 1634. 33 Grants of the whole or … to 1178, 35 and in 1204 John granted the manor of Brill to Walter Bustard, servant of his chapel, in fee farm. 36 Many …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Bruttone, Burwton (xiii cent.). Broughton lies on the edge of the county, bordering Bedfordshire, and covers 936 acres, of … and in 1086 this land was included in the possessions of Walter Giffard. 7 This manor, as that of Great Missenden 8 …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… parish lies south of Watling Street with a tributary of the Ouse as its western boundary. It has an area of about 1,981 acres, of which the greater part is laid down in grass. 1 The principal crops … in Calverton in right of his wife Sibyl. 52 A successor, Walter de Hintes, is returned as holding 1 hide in 1254. 53 …