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A History of the County of Hampshire
… Domesday Survey. However, it was probably granted to the church of Winchester as part of Hurstbourne Priors (q.v.) by … 21 It is now represented by Ham Farm. Church The church of ST. STEPHEN is a modern building erected in 1845 on the site … given in that year by Thomas Sympson of Sherborne St. John. The tower contains a ring of five bells, all cast …
A History of the County of Warwick
… here the ground slopes down to c. 400 ft. at Baxterley Church, near the western edge of the parish. From the common … convent of Merevale to maintain a chantry in the chapel of St. Mary outside the abbey gate for the souls of William de … history of the advowson is obscure. John Palmer, rector of St. Mary's, Stafford, presented in 1627, 41 as did Thomas …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1 and achieved full parish status in the 1790s when its church became independent of Ramsbury church. 2 The parish is … to 810 communicants. 176 The dedication of the church to ST. NICHOLAS is recorded only from the 19th century. 177 The … below. Inf. from Maj. H. O. Stibbard, the Park, Ogbourne St. Geo. W.A.S. Libr., sale cat. xxixc, no. 30. Inf. from Mr. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… brick chimney-shafts, and is now weather-boarded. The church stands in an isolated position about a quarter of a … 27 and remained in office until 1361, 28 when the Abbot of St. Albans received a grant of the manor at farm. John of … the end of the 14th century. 67 He granted it to Peter de St. Paul, an alien and serjeant-at-arms to Queen Isabella …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the Cleobury Mortimer road reaching a height of 700 ft. at Church Hill, otherwise known as Colliers Hill. The village … to which Mill Ground adjoins. CHURCH The church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW consists of a chancel 26 ft. 9 in. by 19 ft. … in the payment of 10 s. to the minister for a sermon on St. Thomas's Day and the remainder in the distribution of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… indicates a period of prosperity at that time. The church stands in the south-western angle of the crossing. In … visitation promised to amend his ways. 4 Within the church is a tablet to the statesman Edmund Burke. He lived at … those of the more important manors. CHURCH The church of ST. MARY AND ALL SAINTS consists of a chancel 36 ft. by 21 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… road, passing the Grange and the Manor House, to the church. This seems to be the Saltereswey which in 1249 formed … the other two roads. The Manor House, north-west of the church, is a much altered and enlarged building with remains … manor of Rowington (q.v.). Church The parish church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN has been largely rebuilt in modern times, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of Henley-in-Arden. The main village, consisting of the church and a single short street of houses, stands close to … of Beaudesert to be held on 'the eve, feast, and morrow of St. Giles'. 21 He became the most powerful of all the De … chief three lozenges sable. Church The parish church of ST. NICHOLAS consists of a chancel, nave, and west tower. It …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… is situated on the northern side of the parish, having the church and Fox-grove, near the east end of it, and at a small … end of Charles I.'s reign, passed it away to Mr. Walter St. John. The Snelgraves bore for their arms, Or, three oak … the same reign, conveyed his interest in it to Sir Oliver St. John of Battersea, in Surry, from whom it came to Mr. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 107 graves. 22 By the late 8th century there was a minster church at Beckford. 23 It presumably stood in or near … 'Thomasing', whereby aged women perambulated the parish on St. Thomas's Day calling on the principal residents for alms, … later employed an assistant curate. 331 The church of ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 332 is a building of coursed rubble …