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A History of the County of Buckingham
… land, 352 permanent grass, and 25 woods and plantations. 3 The soil is gravel and sand, the subsoil clay. The slope of the ground is from the south, … of which the manor was held until the 16th century by knight service. 10 After its escheat to the Crown it was …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of 2,352 acres, of which about 190 acres are woodland and the remainder equally divided between grass and arable land. … 1218, when the custody of his lands here was given to Walter de St. Owen. 20 Peter de Goldington, who was holding … mentioned in the early 13th century as forming part of a knight's fee, including Plumpton and Harpole in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 2,435 permanent grass, and 87 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is gravel and clay, and the subsoil various. Wheat, … Lamport (Landport, Langport), which by 1086 had passed to Walter Giffard, who then held LAMPORT MANOR, valued at 40 s. … Sptcher ( sic) Churchwarden 1654'; the fourth, 'Robart Knight Churchwarden 1654'; and the tenor, 'Richard Keene mad …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… cent.); Tornburuwe (xiii cent.); Thornborowe (xvi cent.). The parish of Thorn borough covers 2,392 acres on the east bank of the Ouse, which forms its western boundary. … the barons of Wolverton. 19 Thornborough represented one knight's fee in the barony and owed ward to the castle of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… in permanent grass, and 61 of woods and plantations. 1 The soil is stiff clay with a subsoil of clay, gravel and … honour of St. Walery. 12 Reynold's name occurs as owing knight's service for land in Oxfordshire in 11601 13 and in … Church. 190 In despite of this, proceedings against Walter, the parson of Thornton, were taken by the Abbot of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… cent.); Toureseye (xiii cent.). Towersey is a parish on the borders of Oxfordshire with an area of 1,380 acres, … MANOR corresponds to the property conveyed in 1341 by Walter, son of William Audlaf of Stoke, to Edmund Parage and … 1627', and the tenor 'Prayes the Lord. 1627,' by Ellis Knight; and a small bell undated. The communion plate …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xiii cent.); Tuyford (xiv cent.). This large parish on the border of Oxfordshire, with its hamlets of Charndon … 19 and granted Twyford Manor during pleasure to Walter Marshal. 20 He succeeded to the earldom of Pembroke in … in the south aisle is a crosslegged stone effigy of a knight of the early 13th century, possibly representing …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… and plantations. 1 It is encircled on all sides except the east by the River Ouse and is liable to floods in the north and … as a suspect during the Commonwealth. 62 He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II 63 and in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Upwynchendon (xiii cent.); Over Winchendon (xiv cent.). The area of this parish is 1,202 acres, of which 288 are … it later in the same year. 50 Sir Francis Goodwin was knight of the shire in 1586 and 1597, 51 but though elected … and tithes of sheaves and hay from half a virgate which Walter Tresboen held together with a suitable house. 82 …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of arable land, and 364 acres of woods and plantations. 1 The slope of the land varies from 231 ft. above the ordnance … year first to Queen Philippa, 215 but afterwards to Sir Walter Mauny, 216 to whom John de Pulteney released it. 217 A … of the south proch. The brass contains the figure of the knight, who wears plate armour covered by a tabard charged …