Search
A History of the County of Surrey
… west, by 3 miles north and south, and contains 5,871 acres of land and 34 of water. The parish extends from the crest of … of the Commission on Parliamentary Representation, Parl. Papers, 18312, xl, 35. The area of the borough was only 65 … Monument to Mr. Bird. Manning and Bray (op. cit. i, 323) state that he had purchased it in 1715, possibly a misprint …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… cent.); Rammiham (xv cent.); Remaham, Remnam (xvi cent.). The parish of Remenham is situated in a bend of the Thames on the slope of the chalk hills running down to the river and immediately opposite to Henley on the other side. It has …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… or Rampeston REMPESTON, or RAMPESTON. That which was of Roger de Buslie's Fee here, I perceive was held by the Family of Boues of Costock, for there was a Fine levied … by Fryer William de Hemington his Monk put in his Place, and William de Boues, of Cortinstok, upon this, 1 that the …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Ronhale (xiv cent.). Renhold is situated north-east of Bedford, its southern boundary being the River Ouse, a feeder of which, called Gadsey Brook, rises … of which 971 acres are arable land, 894 permanent grass 1 and 15 acres of land covered by water. The principal crops …
Magna Britannia
… RENWICK, in Leath ward, lies 11 miles from Penrith. The manor belonged at an early period to the family of Staveley, who continued to hold it in the reign of Edward … of the possessions of Andrew de Hercla, Earl of Carlisle, and having been vested in the Crown by his attainder, was …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Parishes Ribbesford with the borough of Bewdley RIBBESFORD with the BOROUGH of BEWDLEY Ribbedford, … of the present owner shows that in their original state these turrets were circular and were then crowned by … here, and references may be found to it in the State Papers of the 17th century, 146 notably in 1626, when William …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Syenes, Shenes, Scenes, Senes (xiii cent.); Shene, Shine, and West Shene, 1 later. The parish of Richmond, with its church of St. Mary Magdalene, lies on … the royal manor of Richmond, 21 where he kept up so much state as to increase the growing ill-feeling against him. 22 …
A History of the County of Hertford
… a large parish on the Buckinghamshire and Middlesex border of the county, and has since 1898 been divided into three … he made one of his chief residences, and there kept great state, frequently entertaining the king and his court. He … the dining-room have some early examples of Chinese wall-papers, that in the dining-room being a remarkably fine one. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Ruge (xvii cent.). Ridge parish contains 3,615 acres and consists of two long and narrow parallel strips of land running … the late rebellion. 44 The chapel is still in its original state. The walls are covered from floor to ceiling with …
A History of the County of Bedford
… (xvixvii cent.); Bekeryng (xiv cent.). The parish of Ridgmont has an area of 2,308 acres, of which only about one twenty-fourth is taken up by woods and plantations, while the remainder is almost equally … first half of the 17th century. The exterior is in a fine state of preservation, but nothing noteworthy remains of the …