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Magna Britannia
… commonly called St. Ann or St. Tane 1, lies in the hundred of Lesnewth and deanery of Trigg-minor, about a mile and a … of gentlemen, and a considerable trade in coals, lime, state, &c. is now carried on with Ireland and Wales. The … family in Dr. Borlase's collection, copied from Tonkin's papers, describes the family as resident at Trevaunance, in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Adwell ADWELL The ancient parish lies south-east of the main London road, some 13 miles distant from Oxford, and for the greater part of its history has probably covered …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Aynderby with Stepil (1316xvi cent.); Ainderby with the bell-tower (xv cent.). This parish contains the townships of Ainderby Steeple, Morton, Thrintoft and Warlaby, the hamlet of Low Sowber and the farmsteads of …
A History of the County of Surrey
… in xviii cent.). Albury is a parish 5 miles east of Guildford and 7 miles west of Dorking. The parish is bounded on the north by Merrow and West …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (with Tiddington) ALBURY Some nine miles to the east of Oxford lies the small civil parish of Tiddington with … created in 1932 out of the two civil parishes of Albury and Tiddington. These had formerly comprised the single … 177 He found the old rectory in a 'very dilapidated state' and an unfit residence for the rector. He built a new …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 2,195. Alcester is a long, narrow parish extending to the south-western boundary of the county, which is here formed by the Ridgeway. The town … in the southeast corner, near the junction of the Alne and the Arrow. The hamlet of Kings Coughton is about mile to …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Alconbury cum Weston was described as one 'vill' in 1316 1 and is still one ecclesiastical parish, but Alconbury and … separate for civil purposes. Alconbury comprises an area of 3,797 acres and Alconbury Weston contains 1,735 acres. About half of the whole area is arable and the rest pasture. The soil is …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ALDBOURNE Aldbourne, a downland parish north-east of Marlborough and south-east of Swindon, includes Aldbourne … years. 341 The shortage may have resulted in part from the state of the summer cattle pasture in the south part of the … and Dury, Map (W.R.S. viii), pl. 15. W.R.O. 1883, estate papers, letter, Smith to Burdett. O.S. Map 6", Wilts. XXIX …
A History of the County of Hertford
… xi cent.; Audebur', xiii cent.; Albury, xvi cent. The parish of Aldbury comprises 2,020 acres of land and seven acres of land covered with water, consisting in …
A History of the County of Hertford
… xi cent.; Audenham, xiii cent.; Audham. The parish of Aldenham lies to the south of the county and contains 6,033 acres of land, of which (in 1905) 1,047 … shields. The original painting of the roof is in a good state of preservation, with a pattern of red roses on the …