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A History of the County of Essex
… miles south-west of Brentwood and 5 miles east of Romford. The ancient parish was bounded by Upminster on the west, Great Warley on the north and east, and North … headed the list of the bishop of London's tenants with 4 knight's fees, 1 of which were in Bishop's Ockendon, 33 and …
A History of the County of Surrey
… a parish 8 miles south-west of Guildford, bounded on the north by Shere, Albury, and Wonersh, on the west by … by subscribers, and Sir H. W. Peek, Lord Ashcombe, Sir Walter Farquhar, Mr. Douglas D. Heath, and Archdeacon Sapte, … before its division, seems to be as follows: In 1297 Walter of Holdhurst conveyed land in Bramley and Shiere to …
A History of the County of Northampton
… cent.). Cransley, 12 miles north from Northampton, lies on the road from Northampton to Kettering, which skirts it on … An inquiry held on 24 May 1247 as to homages and knight services held by Robert, advocate of Bethune, when he … Chokes one knight's fee, then held in dower by the wife of Walter Disel (possibly Hugh's mother). 19 He had been …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… agricultural parish cut into two nearly equal parts by the River Leven. The total acreage is 2,600 acres, of which … with the manors of Kildale, Barwick and Thornaby one knight's fee. 17 The overlordship followed the descent of the … 97 The abbot granted it in 1252 to William Mowbray son of Walter in return for his reversion in lands at Raysdale and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of 780 acres and consists of two small portions of land on the north-western borders of the rape. The town, which is … in 1631 Crawley came to his daughter Jane the wife of Walter Covert, on whom it had been settled at her marriage, … Gentry. Ibid.; Horsfield, Sussex, i, 264. Ex inf. Messrs. Knight, Frank & Rutley, London; Messrs. Wood, Son & Gardner, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Crayford CRAYFORD LIES the next parish south-eastward from Erith, having the river … his descendant, Robert de St. John, answered for one knight's fee in Earde, held of the archbishop, about which … 1737, resigned 1747. 42 John Fermor, resigned 1758. Philip Walter, 1758, the present rector. Lamb. Per. p. 484. Camd. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Carselouwe, Crissellow (xiv cent.); Cresselowe (xv cent.). The parish of Creslow contains 886 acres, comprising 47 acres of arable land and 813 acres of permanent grass. 1 The pasture lands, for which it has always been famous, are … Hogshaw appears to have been succeeded by William son of Walter, who alienated his part of Creslow, then called the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Crewkerne CREWKERNE The Town of Crewkerne lies within a large parish on the … by the 16th, the latter then divided between Cow park and Knight's park. 17 During the 18th and early 19th centuries … of the Vine, presented to Eastham chapel and in 1578 Walter Sandys sold the manor to Robert Freke of Iwerne …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Cricket St. Thomas CRICKET ST. THOMAS The parish of Cricket St. Thomas, taking its name from the … Michael of Cricket, the last of whom sold the manor to Walter de Rodney in 13289. 37 In 1337 John of Clevedon … granted the reversion of half of Rodney Stoke manor to Walter de Rodney 38 and it was possibly in return for this …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Croft CROFT Crofst (xi cent.). This parish comprises the townships of Croft, Dalton and part of Stapleton and the … leaving a son and heir John the fourth, succeeded by a knight, Sir John Clervaux, 42 who married a descendant of the … Henry Edward, 56 lately deceased, succeeded in 1896. Walter Clervaux Chaytor, Lieut. R.N., brother of the late …