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A History of the County of Gloucester
… rolls for Blaisdon are known to survive. Henry Peyton and Samuel Sheppard held courts in the earlier 17th century, 49 and a 17th-century survey of the Ayleways' estate mentioned suit of court as an …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Blaisdon Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. Blaisdon was not … part of William son of Baderon's manor of Longhope. 39 The manor of BLAISDON was apparently included in the knight's … brother Anthony shortly before his death in 1591; 81 the history of the advowson 82 makes it more likely that the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Blakesley 6 BLAKESLEY (OS 1:10000 a SP 65 SW, b SP 64 NW) The modern parish covers about 1050 hectares and contains the land of the medieval settlement of Blakesley … with its own land unit and fields (Fig. 28) but its history is largely unknown. It is not mentioned as a holding …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… FORUM (8806) (O.S. 6 ins. ST. 80 NE) Blandford Forum, the largest town described in this volume, stands in a curve of the R. Stour which bounds it to S. and W. The land varies in altitude between 100 ft. and 200 … of which are recorded in a contemporary manuscript 'Survey Book' by John Bastard; it is now preserved in D.C.R.O. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Oswald) BLANKNEY, or Blackney ( St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of Sleaford, Second division of the wapentake of Langoe, … was founded by Richard I., to whom the manor belonged, and rebuilt about 1710: it is a donative belonging to the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Blaston lies eight miles north-east of Market Harborough and five miles south-west of Uppingham (Rut.) in the valley of a small stream which is a tributary of the … and Dunstan Clarke of Market Harborough. 6 ECONOMIC HISTORY. The 5 carucates entered for Blaston in 1086 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… a parish of 815 hectares on either side of Willow Brook. The S.E. part of the parish is on Oxford Clay, partly … Ages there were two parishes, each with a separate church and village, on opposite banks of the stream. In 1448 the W. … century the tower was in a poor condition (NRO, Church Survey Book, 16056, X622/11; 1619, X622/3), necessitating the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Bledlow 9. … S.W. (c)xli. N.E.) Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of Holy Trinity, in the middle of the village, is built of flint, with dressings …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace In the winter of 1704-5 John Churchill, duke of Marlborough … Sir John Vanbrugh to build a house in Woodstock Park, and together they chose a site overlooking the Glyme valley … of public days in the late summer. 39 Throughout its history the palace and grounds were made available for local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Park from 1705 Park From 1705 The laying out of the gardens and park, begun in 1705 at the same time as the building of … 1850], 52. Blenheim Mun., map of pk. (1863) and associated survey (E/P/58). Ibid. plan in wooden chest. Cf. ibid., map …