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A History of the County of Gloucester
… and Birdlip. 10 The ancient crossing of the river Frome near Miserden castle formed part of the drive approach to … 23 To the west of the village was the pound, situated near Townsend Farm in a corner of a field called Greensward …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is marked by the present Manor House; Nicholson was sited near and to the S. of St. Nicholas's Church. In 1340 … cf. Dorset I, xxviii). The octagonal stair tower projects near the centre; above the first-floor window-heads it has an … rafters are braced with small moulded collar-ties near the top (many of them missing), and with small oblique …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… important monument is (9) a Romano-British settlement site near Meriden Wood, about 1 m. W. of the village. The well … Winterborne Houghton Winterborne Houghton. (10) Settlement near Bully Wood (12) Bowl (80700330), W. of Houghton Down …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… occurs on each gabled end wall and a third stack occurs near the middle of the range. Internally the house appears to … of the former hamlet of Winterborne Muston are found near Muston Farm; they consist of about 3 acres of very … Two barrows N.W. of West Down, lie on a gentle E. slope, near the top of a broad spur, at about 260 ft. O.D. The hedge …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Ecclesiastical (1) The Parish Church of St. Mary stands near the centre of the village. It has walls of flint and … three two-centred lights with cinquefoil cusping; above, near the top of the lower stage is a square-headed chamfered … of the E. range are of the 19th century. The N. range has, near the middle of the S. front, an early 18th-century …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a chamfered corbel-table with moulded and rounded corbels. Near the W. end of the N. wall, the ashlar quoin of a former … Winterborne Whitechurch. (19) Combs Ditch. Cross-section near East Down Plantation. The dyke consists of a bank with a … Down Plantation. The ditch varies in width from 16 ft. near the S.E. end to 28 ft. at the N.W. end but it averages …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and that at the west end by six, ditches and ramparts. Near the former passes the vicinal road leading from … on the road from Bath through Devizes to Swindon; the soil near the village is a good loam, and on the rise of the hills … 137 acres. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Near the village is an ancient earthwork called Chlorus Camp, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… still the only settlement, lies in the Winterborne valley near the E. end of the parish. Prehistoric remains include …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… first half of 11th century. Miscellanea: in churchyard, near porch, loose stone with socket for former cross, … These seem to be the strips noted in 1903 but described as near Winterbourne Abbas (C. March, Dorset Procs. XXIV (1903), …