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A History of the County of Huntingdon
… (xii, xiv cent.); Alwalton alias Allerton (xvii cent.). The parish of Alwalton lies in the extreme north of the county of Huntingdon, separated from Peterborough and Northamptonshire by the River Nene. The subsoil is mainly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Ambrosden AMBROSDEN 1 The ancient parish of Ambrosden comprises most of the three townships and modern … Blackthorn. 280 Its distance from the church and the bad state of the roads resulted in spiritual destitution until … 1/7: lease to John Nourse, 1669. Bodl., uncatalogued papers containing letters to the Bishop of Oxford. O.R.O. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Amesbury AMESBURY Amesbury is a small town 12 km. north of Salisbury 1 at the centre of the eponymous parish, in … 1947, further land in 1949, and 53 a. in 1960, all to the state for Boscombe Down airfield and housing associated with … 283/4, ct. bk. 165860, ct. 11 Apr. 1660. Ibid. 283/6, ct. papers 167680, view 18 Sept. 1678. Ibid. 283/6, ct. papers …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Parishes Amington and Stonydelph AMINGTON AND STONYDELPH Acreage: 2,306. … Population: 1911, 1,396; 1921, 1,577; 1931, 1,506. On the north the parish and county boundary runs along the road from Tamworth to Ashby de la Zouch. Much of the eastern boundary is formed by a small stream which …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Ambreford (xi cent.). This parish covers an area of 2,420 acres and was until 1887 divided into three townships: Ampleforth … Oswaldkirk and Ampleforth Birdforth. Though undulating, the land slopes generally downward from the moors in the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xv cent.). Amport is an irregularly-shaped parish, one of the largest in the hundred, containing 3,962 acres, of which … 2,408 acres are arable land, 753 acres permanent grass and 522 acres woods and plantations. 1 The soil is very light …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Parishes Ampthill AMPTHILL Ammetulle, Anthill. The parish of Ampthill lies some 7 miles south of Bedford. It covers an … acres are woodland. 1 The parish is beautifully situated, and has extensive views from the high wellwooded ground in … in the upper story. The town was evidently in a prosperous state in the 18th century, as is shown by the many buildings …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xii cent.); Andevre, Andever (xiii cent). The parish of Andover is by far the largest in the hundred to which it … 5,173 acres are of arable land, 884 acres permanent grass and 29 acres woodland. 1 The town lies towards the south-west … the bursar, has most kindly been through the 584 deeds and papers at Magdalen College relating to this property. Ibid. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 1921, 2,007; 1931, 2,071. Ansley is a large parish to the west of Nuneaton. The road from Coleshill to Nuneaton branches at … Church End, the old village containing the church, school, and vicarage, one branch leading southward to Astley. Along …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Parishes Ansty ANSTY Ansty, 1 559 ha. (1,382 a.), is in the Vale of Wardour 10 km. north-east of Shaftesbury (Dors.) and includes the steep northern slopes of White Sheet Hill. 2 …