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A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xii cent.). This parish covers nearly 1,322 acres, of which 115 are arable and 1,205 permanent grass. 1 There are only six scattered farm-houses and a few cottages. The slope of the land varies from 311 ft. above the ordnance …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Ycford, Hicford, Hitford, Ikeford, Ickeforde (xiixiv cent. and after). The parish of Ickford covers 1,249 acres, of which 146 are arable and …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… cent.); Ymmere, Ylemere, Hilmere, Illmire (xiiixiv cent.). The parish of Ilmer, having an extent of a little over 753 acres, lies … flowing in a north-westerly direction. Towards the north and east the land rises, especially in the latter district, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xvii cent.). Kingsey is a parish with an area (including the liberty of Tythrop) of 1,431 acres, of which 7 acres are covered by … in permanent grass, while only 315 acres are arable land and 45 acres woods and plantations. 2 The soil is heavy loam, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… This parish covers nearly 1,055 acres, including 315 acres of arable, 627 of permanent grass and 12 acres of woods and plantations. 1 The slope of the land varies from 178 ft. above the ordnance …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xi-xiii cent.); Launden (xiii-xviii cent.). The parish of Lavendon covers 2,353 acres on the left bank of the River … the land slopes gradually upwards towards the north, and, though the village lies for the most part at a height of … nave was characteristically lofty in its original state and has been rendered particularly so by the addition …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… LECKHAMPSTEAD Lechamstede (xi cent.). The parish of Leckhampstead, on the borders of Northamptonshire, has an … acres, of which 348 are arable land, 1,796 permanent grass and 179 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay and gravel; … it as 'a lofty house of good freestone,' but in a bad state of repair, and converted into a farm-house long before …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Dayerel (xiv cent.). This parish covers 1,873 acres, of which 1,267 acres are permanent grass, 261 arable, and 74 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay. A stream borders the east side of the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… xiv, xvi cent.). This parish, which is separated from that of Lillingstone Dayrell by a feeder of the River Ouse, extends east and north to the borders of Northamptonshire. It still …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xv cent.). This parish, lying between Bow Brickhill on the north and Great Brickhill on the west, contains 1,367 acres, of which the surface is a reddish sand intermixed with clay, …