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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… area; it was formerly divided into two chapelries, Blaston St. Giles and Blaston St. Michael, each with its own chapel. 1 The houses of the … 68 years, built the house to his own design in the 1790's, when it was described as 'a neat house on a pleasing …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish of 815 hectares on either side of Willow Brook. The S.E. part of the parish is on Oxford Clay, partly overlain … on opposite banks of the stream. In 1448 the W. parish of St. Mary Magdalene was united with the E. parish of Holy … century the estate was divided between William Stafford's two daughters, Blatherwycke being the share of Susannah, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… between 230 ft. and 150 ft. above OD. The flatter S.E. part is largely covered by Boulder Clay, but in the … possible that the two former parishes of Holy Trinity and St. Mary Magdalene, united in 1448, were centred on separate … These burials may indicate the site of the lost church of St. Mary Magdalene the parish of which was united with that …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… mid 12th century in a reorganization that created the new St. Briavels hundred. 5 Blakeney tithing, in Awre parish, was in St. Briavels hundred until the mid 16th century, 6 but by … of the Forest of Dean by 1228 and probably from Henry II's reign, but by a new perambulation made in 1300 and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Bledlow 9. BLEDLOW. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxxvii. N.W. (b)xxxvii. S.W. (c)xli. N.E.) … The remains of medival mural paintings, notably that of St. Christopher in the N. aisle, are also interesting. … on N. wall of N. aisle, E. of N. doorway, large figure of St. Christopher, carrying the Child; over the N. doorway, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… palace. 48 From the first, in accordance with the queen's wishes, the house was called Blenheim. The foundation stone … royal gardener Henry Wise. Building continued at the Crown's expense until 1712, when, after the Marlboroughs had lost … (1952), 42. Country Life, clvii (1975), 262; illus. in St. James's Budget, 1 Feb. 1895. Called the east or small …
A History of the County of Oxford
… battle of Blenheim. Granted with the park were the king's houses (sometimes called the royal palace or manor house of Woodstock), demolished soon afterwards. 21 The duke's new house there was called first Blenheim House then … section of Grim's ditch, is Akeman Street, which connected St. Albans and Cirencester and was one of the principal Roman …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Tilleman Bobart. 64 Several early plans, one by Wise's assistant Charles Bridgeman in 1709, show the achievement … placed further south. 69 The idea that the avenue's design represents the disposition of opposing armies at the … the duke, together with a long panegyric composed by Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. 41 By 1728 the fluted Doric …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Park to 1705 Park to 1705 A park around the king's houses may have been defined before 1086 when woodland … stewards. In 1705 the three offices were held by Benedict Leonard Calvert, son-in-law of the Lichfields. 59 The park … in the mid 16th century was held on lease by the farmer, Leonard Chamberlain. 71 The importance attached to providing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim The King's houses The King's houses Royal interest in the chase led to the establishment … the chaplains were appointed to the perpetual chantry of St. Mary to pray for the soul of the king and his …