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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1876. 63 The lands of Patmers were later known as Place farm, and in 1770 the farm-house stood at the northern … was allotted 500 a. in the north-west end of the parish in place of the great tithes. That land afterwards formed Heath … farm had 330 a. of inclosed land, Hall farm 295 a., and Place farm 240 a. 71 Heathland in the extreme north-west of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… parish was not inclosed until 1885, 5 when it was the last place on the Berkshire downs to relinquish the old system of … it until the end of the 17th century. 8 The 15th-century place-name Myddulmille place 9 suggests the existence of a third mill. At the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… crops are wheat, barley, oats, turnips and sainfoin. Among place-names in Steventon mentioned in the 16th century are …
A History of the County of Bedford
… The parishioners, "beating the bounds" on arriving at this place, used to dig a hole, jump in it, and then drink to … of the Charity Commissioners of 1863, which has given place to a new scheme dated 24 January 1911. Statistics from … to Salifrith in the 14th and Sales in the 16th century, place-names which appear to be taken from this family. V.C.H. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… have been cut down at the time of the Napoleonic wars. The place is still known as the Grove. 7 The manor-house of the … but it is probable that the transaction had already taken place by 1167. 24 The main endowment of the priory was the … in 1566, 119 a further settlement apparently taking place in 1568. 120 On William Webbe's death in 1579 his heir …
A History of the County of Essex
… Lodge Lane, and reduced the dangerous gradient of Ford Place Hill (South Road). 20 In 1777 most of Stifford's … and the principal house in the parish was then Ford Place, 800 m. north-west of the village, a fine 17th-century … Lane. Housing development, north of the bypass, took place after the Second World War. West of South Road a small …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Blailand Flat, Pease Ing Flat and Crayke Park Field 2 are place-names mentioned in 1649. The River Foss waters the …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… burnt down in 1923. Both inns claim to have been the first place to sell Stilton cheese, 9 and in 1725 young Lord …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… thoroughfare with some good inns . . . . but a declining place.' 6 It is now noted only for the excellence of the … of woods and plantations in the parish. 8 The following place-names occur: Grovemede (xv cent.) 9; Horemede, … unknown reasonprobably from visitations of the plaguethe place became almost deserted and the poverty of the remaining …