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Magna Britannia
… ward, lies about four miles from Brampton, which is the post-office town, and about ten from Carlisle. The manor was given in the reign of Henry II. by Hugh de Vallibus, Lord of Gilsland, to …
A History of the County of Worcester
… is a large parish comprising 3,701 acres, more than half of which is pasture. 1 It was formerly very well wooded, part … now only about 26 acres of woodland. 3 The soil is loam and clay and the subsoil Keuper Marl. In the east, near … ii, fol. 56 d. Lond. Gaz. 24 Sept. 1880, p. 5033; Parl. Papers (18901), lxi, no. 386, p. 54. Worc. Epis. Reg. Orlton, …
A History of the County of Surrey
… about 3 miles from north to south, from a mile to a mile and a-half from east to west, and contains 2,438 acres. By … Order in Council dated November 1910 the detached portion of Tandridge parish, otherwise known as Tillingdon, which … schools and children's services, and the interior is in a state of some dilapidation. In plan it consists of nave 26 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… cent.); Catrington (xv cent.); Katherington, Katteryngton, and Ketherington (xvi cent.). Catherington is a large parish covering an area of 5,279 acres. The village lies almost in the centre of the parish, on the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Catmore is a very small parish in the southern division of the county. It lies at an average height of 500 ft. above … three-quarters are arable land, 55 acres permanent grass, and 122 acres woods and plantations. 1 It has a clay soil and … paten probably of 1723, but the date letter is too worn to state this with any certainty. The registers previous to 1812 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Parishes Catterick CATTERICK The parish of Catterick (Catrigg, xiv cent.; Catrick, xv cent.) covers … kt., afterwards first Lord Baltimore, and Secretary of State to James I. 171 He was succeeded by his son Cecil, 172 … ( Dict. Nat. Biog.; Pat. 5 Anne, pt. ii, no. 24; Stuart Papers [Hist. MSS. Com.], v, 236). Burke, Landed Gentry. …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Parishes Catworth GREAT AND LITTLE CATWORTH Cateuuorde (xi cent.); Cattewrda, Catteswyrth, Cateworth (xiii cent.). The civil parish of Great Catworth has since 1885 included the hamlet of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parishes Caxton CAXTON The ancient parish of Caxton lies 11 miles west of Cambridge and 7 miles east of St. Neots (Hunts.). It is triangular in … 1807 it was said that the soil was poor 'and not in such a state as to be much improved owing to the land being in very …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Kaiton (xiixviii cent.). This parish was in 1831 composed of the townships of Cayton, Deepdale with Killerby and Osgodby. Deepdale and Killerby are now hamlets in the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Chaseley (xvii cent.). Chaceley is a small parish on the right bank of the Severn opposite Deerhurst. It is situated at the … acres, of which 1,136 are grass land, 1 but crops of wheat and beans are grown. The south-eastern part of the parish, in …