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A History of the County of Gloucester
… of its history the country house called Stowell Park, the church, and a few cottages for estate workers were the only … houses were mainly in the area where the manor house and church stand on the hillside above the Coln; the springs … in possession of it in 1355 when he presented to Stowell church. 51 Claimants under John's supposed title were later …
A History of the County of Oxford
… road from Dorchester to Alchester. Although it never had a church and, until the Crown sold Shotover, was closely linked … there were 43 residents. 13 There has never been a school, church, or chapel; the villagers went to school and to church … along by Elsfield ground and field, thence again by Wood Eaton common and so along by Noke pastures to Beckley again. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… ridge of chalk, or down hills which cross this parish. The church stands in the vale, at some small distance southward … in which part of it is the court-lodge. A little above the church arises the spring, which is the head of the stream, … unfertile parts of this county in general are. Below the church, in the vale, the soil is rather more fertile, though …
A History of the County of Durham
… Hartlepool on 11 July 1883. The Municipal Buildings in Church Square were opened on 1 May 1889; the Public Library … Bellevue in 1875, and Tower Street in 1854. The Swedish church was founded in 1884. There are two chapels of the Presbyterian Church of England, opened in 1880 and 1900 respectively, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Another, held on 27 April, has been discontinued. The church of St. Mary the Virgin stands a little south of the … Further to the south, about half a mile from St. John's Church, is a little wood known as Stephen's Firs, divided by … in connexion with the manor in 1609. 147 CHURCHES The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN was built in 1869 on an old …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and western boundaries. The village is grouped round the church of St. Saviour and the vicarage, immediately to the … Mortimer, is the principal landowner in the parish. Church The church of ST. SAVIOUR is a small building, which was erected …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… association of the Iron Duke with Stratfield Turgis. The church of All Saints is situated near the river, some little … is the old manorhouse called Turgis Court, access to the church being gained through the farmyard. The rectory, which … and he was succeeded by John Turgis, who presented to the church at the beginning of the 14th century. 11 John Turgis …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… buried with military honours. The rectory house and the church of St. Mary the Virgin are situated near the western extremity of the park. This church was built by the first Lord Rivers in 1784, and … and Fair Oak Green, the latter of which contains an iron church which was erected in 1881 as a chapel of ease at the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… two parallel streets, connected by a road that passes the church and manorhouse, lying on either side and forming the village's natural centre. South-east of the church in a meadow called Court Close, which lies in the bend … suppressed, and in 1542 the manor was granted to Christ Church, Oxford. 125 Christ Church leased the estate along …
A History of the County of Sussex
… on an average about half a mile wide. The village and church are in the centre of the parish on a slight ridge of … Streat Place stands in extensive grounds north of the church. The house is of two stories with attics and cellars; … 39 The custom of Borough English obtained in the manor. 40 Church The PARISH CHURCH STREAT The parish church is of …