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A History of the County of Berkshire
… 1867. The principal houses in the neighbourhood are Ascot Place, situated in a well-wooded park, the property of Mr. S. … extensive grounds to the north of the parish 6; Winkfield Place, belonging to Col. Van de Weyer, J.P.; Orchard Lea to … and then by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. It was also the place of retirement of Princess Charlotte in 1819 when she …
Magna Britannia
… of Michael de Southcote, who owned and resided at this place in the thirteenth century. This Michael was ancestor of … in the reign of Queen Elizabeth: his heiress brought this place to the Callards. It is now the property of the … and patrons of the vicarage. There is an almshouse at this place, founded by one of the Gidley family, in 1681, for four …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… the town. The town is built round the square neat market-place, 2 and along the three streets, High Street, Sheep … views of the county around can be obtained. Among the place-names mentioned here is Tookey Mead (xvii cent.), which … Hall In 1677 the right to set up stalls in the market-place was claimed by William Giles, who occupied a house …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… an isolated group. 19 Most 19th-century building took place beside Hain Lane. Of that date are the former Parsonage … 68 and in 1815 Charles Hitchcock was allotted 150 a. in place of the tithes. 69 The land was held in 1848 by William …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… poll-tax payers in 1377, the second highest figure for a place in Dole hundred. In 1801 the population was 256. It had … from the Secretary, Shrewton Flood charity, Maddington Place, Shrewton. Andrews and Dury, Map (W.R.S. viii), pl. 5. … from the Secretary, Shrewton Flood charity, Maddington Place, Shrewton. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… of Newark) held it of the Gift of King John, with which Place it hath usually gone. Howbeit certain it is that the … to this seat by the improvements which have taken place, and those about to be made in the adjacent grounds: a … of Newark, whose widow now resides at Bargate, in that place: and brother to Joseph Pocklington, Eiq. of Carteton, …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… WISOE. Probably an Hill of Plants, or Custom Hill. In this Place before the Normanscame, Estan, Elsi, and Gladwin, had … their Grandfather Nigellus de Lovetot is omitted in that Place of the Monasticon, the Author of that Register of … Heir, and succeeded his Father, the said Roger, in this Place. Sir John de Lovetot, Knight, Brother of Roger, last …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… a priest and church and a mill, pointing to its being a place of importance. Early in the 12th century, a church was … at Bury, which from this time seems to have taken the place of Wistow as the chief centre of the area covered by … reason, Bury, apparently in the 12th century, took the place of Wistow as the mother church of the district granted …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Gloucester to Oxford and London enters the parish at the place called Kilkenny and leaves it at a crossing of the … was a third crossing 500 m. downstream of Frogmill at a place called Fulford (east of the small farmhouse of that … way on Chedworth Downs 60 and entered the parish at a place called Bearstaple (or Barfords Stable) green near …
A History of the County of Warwick
… wrote, Hopsford was 'little better than a depopulated place, there being no more left of the Mannour house than the … for use as a vestry and organ chamber. Occupying the place of the original altar against the east wall there is an …