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A History of the County of Surrey
… under the Earls of Gloucester, and gave its name to the place, seems to have been Roger D'Abernon, who held in West … and Bray Vincent, successively. A further settlement took place on the marriage of Francis Vincent with Sarah, daughter …
A History of the County of Surrey
… held. The name Stoke Park was not used in 1762, 3 when the place was called the Paddocks. Mr. Dyson, the owner, laid out … had passed to Lord Onslow, including the site of Stoughton Place, which had been pulled down after the sale in 1692. Mr. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… decayed houses gave rise to the erroneous belief that the place had once been a markettown. 15 As the number of houses … obelisk erected in the early 19th century over the burial-place of a noted foxhound commemorates the days when the … to say with certainty how much of the Civil War took place in Stoke Lyne parish. There are references to a …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of land in Stoke in 1199. 12 At his death, which took place before 1231, 13 he held the 'manor of Stoke,' which was … Tender babes Whereof Mary Thomas and Dorothye Within this place there bodies lie But God which never man deceaved Hath …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… and stable are contemporary with the house. Stoke Place stands to the south of Stoke Green in grounds which … of Stoke Poges was inclosed in 1810. 56 The following place-names have been found: Cokeshawe, Egleshull, le … 144 He was unsuccessful in hindering the sale, which took place in the following year, the purchaser being Edward Coke, …
A History of the County of Worcester
… remains of a skeleton, near Stoke Prior. 10 The following place-names have been found: La Syche 11 (xiii cent.); … a new vestry added, and a new south porch being erected in place of the ancient porch, the woodwork of which now serves …
A History of the County of Somerset
… (Ryxe) common. 32 Inclosure was a gradual process, taking place by private agreement during the 19th century. 33 The … century. Leland saw 'very notable ruins of a great manor place or castle', together with St. Nicholas's chapel, 94 but … site was known, 'none of the buildings remaining but the place where it [the castle] stood and certain lands known by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… three other houses described as farms, together with the Place House belonging to Mr. Tipson, five dwellings with … of Stoke or Manor Farm, the Rectory, and next to it Place House, the most important building in the village. … and timber, which has been enlarged at later dates. The Place House no longer exists. It may have been built in 1588, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Oxfordshire to Buckinghamshire in 1896. 4 The following place-names occur: Pillisdisch 5 (xv cent.); Sladys 6 (xvi …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Graves described as 'ancient and unsightly,' 3 has given place to a town hall, erected in 1853 by Mr. Robert Hildyard. … centre of an agricultural district. Town and Market Place, Stokesley At each end of the wide town street is a … of Carlton, who held of William de Hesting, 155 granted a place called Stedeflat, 156 and the grant was confirmed by …