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A History of the County of Surrey
… (xiv cent.). Warlingham is a village 4 miles south-east of Croydon and 17 miles from London. It lies on the downs … manor to his wife for life, with remainder to his youngest son Edmond in tail-male. Edmond, who is described as of … died on 31 August 1586, having bequeathed the manor to his son Richard, then aged twenty-one, and his issue, with …
A History of the County of Northampton
… boundary is Elton in Huntingdonshire, the old part of its manor-house standing on the border line, part in each … yards of land of the altar of St. Peter of Burgh. Robert, son of Richard, has 2 yards. In this town can be stocked 100 … in Warmington given to his house by Hugh de Gargate, to Simon de St. Liz, 53 and in 1253 and 1254 the twothirds of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… adjoins Oxfordshire on the east and south, is hilly, most of the land lying between 400 ft. in the north and 600 ft. in … all of which had been given to his father Richard by Ralf son of Helebold. 6 The latter may have been the unnamed … leaving a son Richard. 29 Meanwhile, in 1637, one Simon Davis had livery of the manor of Warmington, late of …
A History of the County of Worcester
… a small parish in mid-Worcestershire, about 2 miles east of the town of Worcester. It has an area of 827 acres, of … by 1299 to John Washbourne, also known as John de Dufford, son of Roger de Washbourne, who claimed to have held it of … of the manor at the time of the death of John Washbourne's son Anthony, upon whom they had settled the reversion in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Warnesford (xiv cent.); Wanford (xvii cent.). The parish of Warnford, covering about 3,178 acres, lies south of … family of Port until the thirteenth century, when William son of Adam de Port and Mabel de Aureval, heiress through her … MS. 2034, fol. 65). In 1771 Admiral Griffin presented Philip Griffin (Inst. Bks. P.R.O.), while in 1731 Robert …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Wathell (xvi cent.); Wartheill (xvii cent.). The parish of Warthill, formerly in the forest of Galtres, 1 covers an area of nearly 1,004 acres, of which … prebendary from 1688 to 1713, was Francis Drake, 19 whose son and grandson of the same name, both antiquaries and the …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Wassyngele (xv cent.). Washingley lies to the north of Caldecote, and is 8 miles south-west of Peterborough, and … by Walter who held a knight's fee in 12423. 8 His son Ralph was holding in 1279 9 and died in 1288 seised of … Richard Tailour and of John de Salue. 11 His heir was his son Robert, then a minor aged 14, who had livery of the lands …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… cent.); Wauesyng, Wausynge (xiv cent.). The small parish of Wasing lies in the south of the county and runs down to … Wasing and Midgham. 8 Sir Humphrey died in 1555 9 and his son William, who succeeded him, died in 1574. 10 He was succeeded by his son Sir Humphrey, at whose death in 1601 11 the manor passed …
A History of the County of Warwick
… connects this with the Warwick-Kineton road in the west of the parish. Between this last-named road and the Avon … of Coventry made over the vill of Wasperton to Walter son of Thurstan of Charlecote, to whom it was confirmed by … made a settlement of the manor with her second husband Sir Simon Fanshawe. 13 By Sir Simon it was sold, about 1680, to …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… on the east, and very picturesque views are characteristic of this riverside region. A short distance south of the … to George Smythe, who died in the same year, leaving a son and heir Adam, aged 21, 14 who inherited. He died at … died the following October, when his heir was his brother Simon, aged 17, 21 who next held this property, which he …