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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Benthall BENTHALL Benthall lies on the right bank of the Severn facing the town of Ironbridge. … its extensive reserves of coal, ironstone, limestone, and clay were exploited, at times intensively as economic … in 1844 when they were commuted to £150. 65 ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. There was open-field land south, east, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bentham - Berkeley Bentham BENTHAM, a hamlet, in the parish of Badgeworth, Upper division of the hundred of Dudstone and King's Barton, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 … The manor belonged to Henry de Ferrars when the Domesday survey was taken; afterwards to the Blounts, lords Mountjoy; …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Bentley liberty and parish Bentley liberty and parish Bintungom (vii cent.); … (xi cent.); Benetlegh (xiii cent.); Benetlye (xiv cent.). The parish of Bentley, covering an area of 2,299 acres, lies … was probably represented at the time of the Domesday Survey by 1 hides worth 20 s. held by William of the Bishop …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (b)xiii. S.W. (c)xiii. S.E.) Berden is a small parish, and the village is about 5 m. N. of Bishop's Stortford, on the W. border of the county. Berden …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… aSY 88 NE, bSY 89 SW, cSY 89 NW, dSY 89 SE, eSY 89 NE) The very large parish of Bere Regis covering 8,312 acres lies 10 m. E.N.E. of … rolling heathland, over Bagshot Beds, lying between 50 ft. and 200 ft. above O.D., across which the river Frome cuts …
Old and New London
… Berkeley Square and its neighbourhood CHAPTER XXVI. BERKELEY SQUARE, AND ITS … "Fountains and trees our wearied pride do please, E'en in the midst of gilded palaces; And in our town the prospect … and uncouth name of quadrantes; and Maitland, in his "History of London," retains the term, with only a slight …
Survey of London
… Berkeley Square, North Side Berkeley Square is not one of the great, planned squares of London: it owes its existence … estate was laid out for speculative building in the 1730's and 1740's and the principal developers, Edward Cock and … scheme of the 1730's or that of the 1820's, and its history is described under No. 25 below. No. 25 No. 25 is a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… BERKHAMPSTEAD, or North-Church ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Berkhampstead, hundred of Dacorum, county of Hertford, 1 … 3885 a. 2 r., of which about 1600 acres are arable, and 206 wood; and surrounds Great Berkhampstead: the village …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Berkhampstead St Peter Borough, churches and charities BOROUGH Berkhampstead seems to have been of … in Saxon times 113 as we find that Henry II confirmed to the men and merchants of the town all laws and customs which … was confirmed to the men by the same king. Of the early history of the town we have but the scantiest information. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Berkhampstead St Peter Introduction, honour, manor and castle BERKHAMPSTEAD ST. PETER or GREAT BERKHAMPSTEAD … xi cent.; Berchamstede, Berkhamsted xii to xiv cent. The parish of Berkhampstead comprises 4,345 acres of land and … its schools. Perhaps the most important occurrence in the history of Berkhampstead is the submission here of the …