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A History of the County of Warwick
… when this parish was transferred to Warwickshire, by which county it was entirely surrounded, it formed a detached …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… it from other parishes of this name in other parts of this county, lies the next parish to East Langdon, north-westward. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… south-west of Banbury, its western boundary forming the county boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. 1 The … west by an ancient lane (Ditchedge Lane), which formed the county boundary. The land lies mostly within the Inferior … minors. 382 Its subsequent descent is not known. Economic History. The account of the parish in Domesday Book is …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 20th century and has since been broken up. 132 Economic History. The name Choulden Hill, 'calves' down', suggests …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… parish and Farley Hill on the east 2 were included in the county of Wiltshire until 1844, 3 when they were transferred … third baronet, of the Grenadier Guards, who won the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War, was M.P. for Berkshire. … cotised three roundels; and a gilt ciborium of unknown history in the Renaissance style, probably of German …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of the Earls of Cleveland and Carnarvon, invaded the county of Buckingham, robbed and pillaged there, and in … 58 succeeding Ansgar the staller here as elsewhere in the county. 59 Suen, a man of Ansgar, had held before the … the rectory to John and Thomas Adams. 136 Its subsequent history is that of the main manor, being divided into …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… as is commonly reported, was met in his way through this county, immediately after the battle of Hastings, by the … abbot, were come to assure him of the submission of the county, and withal to demand the confirmation of their … Thorne, monk of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, from a MSS. history of that abbey, drawn up by Thomas Sport, and others, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and added it to his property at Swarraton. The later history of The Grange, as the whole estate is now called, has …
A History of the County of Bedford
… but in 1888 it was transferred to Bedfordshire, to which county it has always geographically belonged. There are 1,353 … de Bohun, afterwards Earl of Northampton. 16 The further history of this manor is until 1610 the same as that of …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… was formerly a detached part of Huntingdonshire, to which county historically it belongs, but in 1888 it was … a succeeding Sir Walter de Swineshead appears amongst the county knights summoned for a grand assize in 1207 and 1208. … d. 1885. The older registers are deposited at the Bedford County Record Office. They are as follows: (i) baptisms, …