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A History of the County of Bedford
… (xi cent.). Holcot is a small parish covering an area of about 904 acres, 279 acres being arable land, 555 permanent grass and 42 woods and plantations. 1 The soil, which, like the subsoil, is strong clay, is chiefly …
A History of the County of Northampton
… (xii cent.); Hochecota (xiii cent.); Hocott (xviii cent.). The parish of Holcot comprises 1,399 acres. The soil is red loam, the subsoil stone. The ground slopes towards the east and south, from about 270 ft. to about 300 ft. A branch of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… point on the stream in the deeply cut valley at the mouth of Holford Combe, lies on the north-eastern slopes of the … woodland, a roughly triangular area included Newhall farm and part of the hamlet of Currill. The narrow eastern part of … about ore dressing at Newhall and about the unrailed state of shafts. 82 An extensive tannery was established in …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Hollingborne HOLLINGBORNE. THE next parish north-westward from Harrietsham is Hollingborne, called in Domesday, Hoilingeborde, and in later records, Holingburnan and Holingeburne. It … the vale underneath the hill, in this parish. THE PARISH of Hollingborne is situated much the same as that of …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Parishes Holme HOLME Hulme, Holm (xiii cent.). Holme, until the early 19th century, was a hamlet or chapelry of Glatton. It was then made a parish, with an area of about … a mile east of the Ermine Street, or Great North Road, and is separated from Ramsey, on the east and south-east, by …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Parishes Holt HOLT Holte (xi cent.); Hoult (xvii cent.). The parish of Holt, containing nearly 1,999 acres, of which 661 are arable, 1,041 under permanent grass and 202 woodland, 1 covers a strip of land lying between …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… cent.); Holtebi (xii cent.); Hunteby, Honteby (xvi cent.). The parish of Holtby is separated from the East Riding by the York and Bridlington road, the 'king's highway' on which its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Holton HOLTON Holton is a small secluded parish of 1,649 acres (1951) some 5 miles east of Oxford and just north of Wheatley. The acreage of the ancient parish was increased in 1878 by …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Parishes Holwell HOLWELL Holewelle (xi cent.). The parish of Holwell has an area of 892 acres, almost the … clay; the principal crops are oats, barley, beans, and peas. The land slopes from a height of 235 ft. above the …
The Cartulary of Holy Trinity, Aldgate
… Parishes Holy Trinity the Less [f. 109v] In the parish of Holy Trinity the Less … 570. Note: William the Chamberlain gave to Richard prior and convent all his capital messuage ( managium) in the …