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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Wootton-court. John Bridges, esq. died unmarried in 1780, upon which his surviving brother Edward Bridges, of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Like Wootton both became 'demesne towns' dependent upon Woodstock manor, and for administrative purposes they …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… to Greenhill, and Woodshaw. 9 Numerous lanes converged upon these commons, some of which became disused and … is closely lined on both sides by houses fronting directly upon the pavement. Most of the houses are of red brick from … in the History. 56 It will, therefore, only be touched upon briefly here. So far as is known, the park first came …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… after the Restoration, the dean and chapter re-entered upon their rights in the manor, 31 for which William Wither's … 1283 John of Pontoise, then Bishop of Winchester, learned upon trustworthy report that' certain satellites and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… It was bestowed with all its possessions on 12 Dec. 1443 upon the Provost and Scholars of King's College, Cambridge, … arms is to his memory, although it has no inscription upon it. He left 6 13 s. 4 d. to repair the highway between …
A History of the County of Hertford
… to trustees 16 acres of land called Oakells in Codecote upon trust that out of the rents 6 yearly should be paid to …
A History of the County of Surrey
… south in extreme measurement. The village and church stand upon an abrupt hill of Bagshot sand (the Bracklesham Beds), … Greek of a journey from Oxford through Henley, Windsor, Kingston, Epsom, Dorking, Horsham, Lewes, Brighton, Shoreham, … In 1605 Mr. Shaw left 4 a year for the poor, charged upon the 'Nag's Head' in Guildford and land in Stoke. In 1726 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… village and close to Grange Road station. The village is upon a triangle of roads, with the church in the southern … Culpeper, had previously had a lease of it. It bordered upon Wakehurst to the north. 51 Strudgate remained in the … made a settlement of it, as the manor of Burleigh Arches, upon Robert and Henry Payne, probably his brothers, and the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… sand hills, thickly planted with conifers and other trees upon their northern side. Leaving Wotton House on the right a … brow of the hill that the panorama bursts suddenly upon him. The summit of Leith Hill is the highest spot in the … and has more than done so. It was built by Mr. Richard Hull of Leith Hill Place, in or before 1765, who acquired …
A History of the County of Bedford
… 200, to be expended by them for the benefit of the poor upon such institutions or objects and in such proportions as …