Search
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… it joins to Bersted, there is a vein of white sand, which upon alderman Lewin and lady Mantle's laying the soundation … earl of Chesterfield, who died in his father's life-time. Upon which, his widow Catherine, lady Stanhope, became again … sandy, sunk under her, and the hanging hill shooting down upon her, she was stisled to death with the pressure, before …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… 1 The area is 1,016 acres, and the soil is clay, upon which wheat and barley, beans and peas are grown. The … who died in 1290, 12 when the Earl of Gloucester entered upon the lands, and a dispute arose between him and the Crown … arches of one moulded and one chamfered order, resting upon a circular column with moulded capital and base, and …
A History of the County of Northampton
… two-thirds are under permanent grass. The soil is clay, upon which wheat and barley, beans and peas are grown. The … the east side of the tower, the west front of which is set upon a lofty external arch enclosing a two-light transomed …
Magna Britannia
… gentlemen of the county understanding who she was, waited upon her and conducted her to Cockermouth 25. There is a …
A History of the County of Surrey
… by the side of the new road. But the crime was committed upon the old road, which was diverted in 1826. The murder is … an Act of Parliament of 1749 for completing the road from Kingston to Petersfield. The road which branches off from … timber bell-turret, with graceful shingled spire standing upon four enormous baulks of moulded timber, which rest upon …
A History of the County of Rutland
… but as Paul Gresham had previously settled the property upon their children, and as their sons died without issue, … bend gules cotised sable with three pairs of wings argent upon the bend. In 1185 the Knights Templars held in … are very accurate. They do not carry the air of accuracy upon the face of them' ( Hist. of Rutl. 72). It is dated …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… died in 1477 seised of the estate, which had been settled upon her and her second husband, John Lawley, for their …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of Alexander de Escote. 13 Simon settled it in 131415 upon himself and his wife Joan, 14 and, as Sir Simon, granted …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… a rector in 1373. 26 In 1375 the manor was settled upon her and her second husband, John Shonne, in fee-tail. 27 …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… three crosslets fitchy sable with three cinqfoils or upon the bend. The manor of KENTWOOD was held of the abbey of … a smith's forge, and two other houses had been built upon a parcel of land upon the south side of the parish church. In 1850 the site of …