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A History of the County of Buckingham
… acres are arable land, 5 acres woods and plantations and the rest permanent grass. 1 The land lies low, and in the … it has been assumed that it was included in the land which Walter Giffard held in the neighbouring parish of Bow … presented with Margery Rixbaud in 1292. 22 He held by knight service in Walton in 13023, 23 and his name again …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… cent.). Stratford did not acquire its present name until the 15th century, the first reference to Water Stratford … de Cauntelow, who before his death in 1238 was seised of a knight's fee in Water Stratford as part of his wife's dowry. … R. (Rec. Com.), ii, 342. His brothers Richard, Robert and Walter are mentioned here. Feud. Aids, i, 79. Ibid. 100. Feet …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Wavyngdon, Warnden (xiv cent.); Wandon (xviii cent.). The parish of Wavendon has an extent of 2,192 acres, and of … In 1166 William Passelewe held three fees in the county of Walter Giffard. 74 William appears to have been succeeded by … made a life grant to Nicholas Passelewe, his uncle, of a knight's fee in Wavendon with certain reservations, the grant …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… acres, separated from it by Shalstone and Biddlesden. The part round the church covers 1,381 acres, of which 654 … to a family which took its name from the parish. Walter de Westbury held here before 1198 16 and was succeeded … the inquisition then taken, though he was said to hold by knight service of the honour of Wallingford 2 s. annual rent …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… by Launden, Weston by Olney, Weston Underwode (xiv cent.). The parish of Weston Underwood has an area of 1, 873 acres, … Ivo. 108 A 13th-century successor was Hugh son of Walter, whose holding in Weston amounted to a hide of land. 109 Another son of Walter, Adam, to whom William de Fering quitclaimed half a …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… and there are 6 acres only of woods and plantations. 1 The soil is mixed, the subsoil gravel and stone. The chief crops grown are … and a chief messuage to hold by the service of one knight, the residue being quitclaimed to her by Hugh. Half a …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xii cent.); Wulvrinton, Wlvregton (xiii cent.). The parish of Wolverton covers an area of 2,324 acres, and is bounded on the north by the Ouse, on the east by a small tributary of that river …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Worminghale (xiv, xv cent.); Wornall (xviii cent.). The parish of Worminghall with the hamlet of Thomley is contained within an area of nearly … documents, one conveying to John Weston and the other to Walter Cave, in the second case Dorothy's moiety only. Feet …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… to Bernwood Forest, has always been well wooded. 1 Of the 2,600 acres comprised within its borders, 360 are still … Conquest with right to tell, was amongst the lands of Walter Giffard in 1086, 14 and belonged to the honour of … A dovecote belonged to the manor in 1618. 67 The second knight's fee in Wotton, held of the honour of Crendon in the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Parishes Woughton-on-the-Green WOUGHTON ON THE GREEN Ulchetone (xi cent.); Woketon … very little detail of its descent in the 14th century. Walter de Cheriton appears to have been in possession in … is later found attached. The manor was held by knight's service, ranging from two fees about 1235 76 to a …