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A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Drayton St Leonard DRAYTON ST. LEONARD The ancient parish covered 1,288 acres, 1 but its area was … the holding of the Burcot family, 42 who were tenants of 1 knight's fee held of the Bishop of Lincoln in the 12th and … had also to attend Dorchester hundred court. One of them, Walter son of Thomas, held 4 virgates and was evidently a …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Dudley forms a detached part of Worcestershire lying in the county of Stafford on the great South Staffordshire coalfield. The county boundary … of 'The Wesleyan Chapel Model Deed.' In 1844 Miss Ann Knight, by her will, bequeathed 100 5 s. consols, now in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parishes Dullingham DULLINGHAM The parish of Dullingham, 1 covering 3, 387 a., 2 lies 10 … induced to present that Dullingham was held in chief as knight's fee. 62 In 1421 the manor was said to be held of … hides there c. 1236, and her second husband Gilbert son of Walter unsuccessfully called on Tibbald, apparently as …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xi cent.); Dumare (xiii cent.); Dommere (xiv cent.). The parish of Dummer, with Kempshot added in 1876 for civil … west to east, and reaching a height of over 660 ft. above the ordnance datum in the east of the parish. The main road … while fifteen years later it passed by fine from Walter Bonham and Alice daughter of John Dale to William …
A History of the County of Warwick
… parish), Cawston, and Toft, is a large village situated on the main road from London to Coventry and Birmingham, where … Osbern son of Richard. 21 The manor, assessed at half a knight's fee, continued to form part of the honor of … through his daughter Elizabeth, to her second husband Sir Walter Mauny, who held it of the Earl of Warwick at his death …
A History of the County of Oxford
… south of Deddington and 16 miles (26 km.) north of Oxford. The parish is almost square, and comprises c. 1,750 a. (708 … By 1321 their third share of the manor was in the hands of Walter Bicester, who sold it soon after, probably to Hugh … by Stephen of Duns Tew, also called Stephen Runcin, as knight's fee. By 1225 Stephen had been succeeded by his son …
A History of the County of Surrey
… (xiv cent.). Dunsfold is a small parish bounded on the west by Chiddingfold and Godalming, on the north by … by a family who took their name from it. About that year Walter Giffard, Abbot of Waverley, (123651), granted all the … modern, added in 1892. One, recast in 1893, was by William Knight of Reading, 1583, inscribed multis annis resonet …
A History of the County of Bedford
… (xiixv cent.). Dunstable is a municipal borough on the old road from London to Chester and Holyhead, from the … the death at a tournament held in April of a very famous knight (whose name is not given), who was buried in the … R. 24, m. 1. Close, 40 Edw. III, m. 6 d. Ibid. In 1287 Walter le Chapman and Lawrence le Teynturer stated that there …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… grass, and 15 acres consist of woods and plantations. 1 The soil is rich loam with a subsoil of clay, and the chief crops are wheat and barley. The land is fairly … atte Stile. 31 In the same year Roger and John enfeoffed Walter Walsshe, William Palmer, and William Stukele of a …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Donton (xv cent.); Melnho, Milneho (xixviii cent.). The parish of Dunton covers 2,649 acres, and is bounded on … it was henceforth held by the service of one-tenth of a knight's fee. 6 No trace of the descent of this manor can be … engrailed sable and thereon five crosslets fitchy or. Walter Giffard possessed 5 hides at the time of the Survey, …