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A History of the County of Warwick
… 1 2,101. Population: 1911, 481; 1921, 448; 1931, 466. The eastern boundary 2 of the parish is formed by the River Avon between Chesford … on the road from Birmingham to Southam, 3 on the north and Guy's Cliffe Mill on the south. Just west of the mill the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Parishes Leigh LEIGH Leghe (xii cent.); Legh and Leygh (xiv. cent.); The Lea, 1499; 1 Lye and Lee (xvi cent.). Leigh is a small village, 3 miles south-east of Reigate. The parish, which is of irregular form, is … trustees complained that they had paid 40 per annum to the State ever since, and that though Lady Blount's term had …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Parishes Leigh LEIGH The small parish of Leigh, known locally as 'the Lye', 1 lies mainly between … rot. 16. Shakespeare Libr., Stoneleigh MSS. ser. D, Glos, papers, bdle. 14. C.P. 25(2)/925/4 Anne Trin./12. Glos. R.O., … 1238. Ex inf. the vicar. Hockaday Abs. cclix. Ibid. xlvii, state of clergy 1576, f. 139. Ibid. xlix, state of clergy …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Lege (xi cent.). Leigh is a large agricultural parish and includes the chapelry of Bransford and the hamlets of Leigh Sinton, Brockamin, … benefit of the poor of the parish of St. Matthias. Parl. Papers, 1870, liv, no. 433, p. 101. Census Rep. Worcs. …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… upon Brouneswold (Brunneswold) (xiv cent.). The parish of Leighton Bromswold contains 3,128 acres, about half of which is arable and half grass land. Salome Wood is a fairly large plantation … the jurors know not.' 1 The merchant came in a dazed state to Coppingford and Upton and raised the hue and cry …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Stanbrig, Stanbrugge (xiixiv cent.). The ancient parish of Leighton Buzzard, comprising the town of Leighton Buzzard and the hamlets of Billington, Eggington, Heath and Reach, … Samuel Luke in 1644 for one year at a rent of 460 to the State and 60 to the dean and canons, but one-fifth of the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Parishes Leke LEKE. Doomsday, Leche. So called from the passing of the Water (or Leaking) from the Saxon Leccian, to water, … to both the Hamlets, or Townships, of Great, or East-Leak, and Little, or West-Leak. On the north Side of this Lordship, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… LENHAM. NORTHWARD from Boughton Malherb, close at the foot of the chalk-hills, lies Lenham, written in the book of Domesday, Lerham and Lertham, no doubt corruptly for Leanham, by which name it … lord Burleigh, lord treasurer and her chief minister of state, to whose prudence and wisdom in council, the blessings …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Parishes Letchworth LETCHWORTH The parish of Letchworth, containing about 888 acres of land, lies between Walsworth and Willian; its northern boundary is formed by the Icknield …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… (xiv cent.); Upledecombebasset (xv cent.). The parish of Letcombe Bassett lies on the north side of the Berkshire … runs the brook or 'lete' from which it takes its name, and it extends also for a considerable distance on the … during which time he wrote 'Free Thoughts on the Present State of Affairs.' 5 There is a Methodist chapel in the …