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A History of the County of Berkshire
… over 900 acres. Its boundaries are thus given in a charter of 959 1: 'First from Sandford 2 to the foul stream, along the boundary hedge out to the cot 3; … to Oxford. The old manor-house stood near the church, and formerly consisted of a double quadrangle, with an …
A History of the County of Surrey
… and 2 miles from east to west, and contains 3,713 acres of land and 30 of water. It is traversed by the River Mole, … 50 In 1650 a warrant was issued for the Council of State and Admiralty Committee to apprehend Richard Woodman, … was to be made for arms and ammunition, and all books and papers were to be seized. 51 In 17067 Richard Woodman, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… next parish eastward from Smarden last-described. So much of this parish as is in the boroughs of Hales, Bridge, and Engeham or Povenden, is in the hundred of Blackborne, and … is very hard and durable, if dug up in its perpendicular state; but if horizontally, it usually peels off in flakes. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… BETSHANGER, WRITTEN in antient records, Betteshangre, lies the next parish southward from Ham. BETSHANGER is a pleasant and healthy situation. It is very small, containing about 260 acres of land, the soil of which is much the same as that of the …
Magna Britannia
… in Eskdale ward, lies nearly eleven miles from Brampton, and about twenty from Carlisle. It comprises the townships of Bailey, Belbank, Bewcastle, and Nixons, and in 1811, … a force of 100 men in 1639, on account of the unsettled state of affairs in Scotland 2. The garrison is said to have …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… parish northward. It is written in antient deeds Bekesley, and derives its name from the words Becc, or Beke, which … Roffensis, Bixle, and now, in general, Bexley. The parish of Bexley is very extensive, being about three miles across … which, is not paid, the vicarage should return to the same state it was in before, of the third part of the portion of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 1,517. The parish lies between Coleshill on the north and Hampton-in-Arden on the south. The Old Chester Road from … and from it a road runs westwards along the northern edge of the parish to Marston Green. This, which is now a separate … i, 319. Dugd. 977, citing 'Pat. 32 H. 3 in d.' (not in Calendar). Hugh de Quilly and Emma his wife occur in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes Bicknoller ( Eastern Part) BICKNOLLER The parish of Bicknoller, on the south-western slopes of the … minster parish of Stogumber. The boundary with Stogumber and Sampford Brett is formed by the Doniford stream, that …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Bicknor BICKNOR. THE next parish north-westward is Bicknor, antiently written Bykenore, the south-west part of which is in the hundred of Eyhorne, and division of WestKent; and the remainder in that of …
Magna Britannia
… Parishes Bickton - Bridford Bickton BICKTON, in the hundred of East Budleigh and in the deanery of Aylesbeare, lies about three miles from … an account. An Indian, whom he brought over with him from America, was baptized at Bideford in 1588, and died the next …