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The Environs of London
… Barnes BARNES. Boundaries and name. The parish of Barnes lies in the hundred of … I found the following entries, relating to persons whose history is in some degree singular and curious: Robert Beale. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Barnham BARNHAM The parish of Barnham, well known in the 20th century for its … comprising 31 a. were added to Yapton between 1882 and 1891, so that in 1971 Barnham had 340 ha. (841 a.). 2 The … In 1670 it was assessed for 12 hearths. 9 For most of its history Barnham Court has been a farmhouse rather than a …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Barnsley BARNSLEY (3 miles N.E. of Cirencester) The area covered by monuments (1)(4) is on … along the parish boundary with Winson. The buildings (1) and the fields (2) are clearly connected, but it is notable …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… Barnsley Barnsley The small rural parish of Barnsley lies 6.5 km. north-east of Cirencester and is irregular in shape, extending from Ready Token at the … were granted to Anthony Bourchier in 1549. 130 Economic History In 1086 the estates of Durand and Eudes at Barnsley …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Barnsley - Barron's Park Barnsley BARNSLEY, a markettown and chapelry, in the parish of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, W. riding … containing 12,310 inhabitants. This place, in the Domesday survey "Bernesleye," and called also Bleak Barnsley from the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 1:10000 a TL 08 NW, b TL 08 NE, c TL 08 SW, d TL 08 SE) The parish covering 1350 hectares consists of a generally rectangular area with projections in the N.W. and S.E. corners, lying to the E. of the R. Nene. The W. … level land at 120 ft. above OD. Little is known of its history, but to judge from a plan of 1716 the house was of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Barnwood BARNWOOD The ancient parish of Barnwood lay ESE. of Gloucester and its church stands 2.75 km. from the city's central … respectively in 1882, does not cover those aspects of its history from the mid 19th century connected with its …
A History of the County of Essex
… Barracks BARRACKS Troops, often en route to the Continent, were billetted in Colchester from the late … In 1794 local innkeepers, concerned by the growing expense of the practice, petitioned the corporation for barracks to be built in the town and in the same year the first infantry barracks were built …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 34 N.E., dTL 44 N.W.) Barrington Barrington is a village and parish 4 m. S.W. of Cambridge. The parish, which at 2282 acres is rather above average size, … late as the last quarter of the 19th century (Conybeare, History of Cambs., 139). The village of Barrington is for the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Barrow BARROW The heavily wooded rural parish of Barrow, as it was in the … hamlet of Barrow just over 3 km. east of Much Wenlock and 2.5 km. south-west of Broseley. In the Middle Ages … whose tithes were then merged and extinguished. 3 ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. In the Middle Ages the southern half of …