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A History of the County of Warwick
… the land is under pasture. A stone quarry exists near the church, but it has not been worked for many years. The … CHADSHUNT was one of the 24 manors given to the monks of St. Mary's, Coventry, by Leofric, Earl of Mercia, in 1043, 1 … Dugdale states that a well and oratory dedicated to St. Chad, and standing near the church, were certified to …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from east to west. It is bounded on the north by Knowle St. Giles and Cricket Malherbie, on the east by Cudworth, on the south by Cricket St. Thomas and Winsham, and on the west by Chard. The parish … a small stream in a sheltered valley. It includes the church and the site of a medieval manor-house at its east …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Sheffield Park station (on the same railway line), and St. Agnes Mission Church (erected in 1908). South of Wapsbourne Farm the … side of the common. To the west of the cross-roads is St. Mary's Church (a chapel of ease erected in 1876), on the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… considering it is under 20 miles from London. The church and Chaldon Manor farm form a picturesque group with a … Covert of Sussex released all right in it to Thomas St. Leger, James St. Leger and others, 22 apparently in trust for Anne widow …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… To the east of the parish, dividing it from Niton, is St. Catherine's Down, rising at the southern end to 800 ft. … when the lighthouse was built on the lower level of St. Catherine's Point. At the north end of the down is the … defence, known as the military road, starts close to the church and ends at Freshwater Gate, a distance of 10 miles. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Parishes Chalfont St. Giles CHALFONT ST. GILES Celfunte (xi cent.); Chaufunt St. Giles (xiii … in Silsden Mead, and shots found in the timber roof of the church are thought to have been fired by them. 4 The Stone …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Parishes Chalfont St. Peter CHALFONT ST. PETER Celfunde (xi cent.); Chaufunte St. Peter (xiii … old-world village of Chalfont St. Peter clusters round the church and what was a small piece of water now bridged over. …
A History of the County of Bedford
… reaches a height of 469 ft. in the north where Chalgrave Church stands. The soil is marl and gravel with a subsoil of … north boundary, and now consists of two cottages and the church, with the Manor Farm half a mile eastward on the … a pair of spurs yearly, who held of the property of Peter St. Croix of the barony of Cainhoe. Its lands in Chalgrave …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to Rochester. About a mile eastward, near the road, is the church, standing alone on the brow of the hill; below which, … of this parish, who lies buried in the church yard of St. Mary's, Hoo, gave, in 1622, to be given yearly to the … and deanry of Rochester. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, seems to be of great antiquity. It consists of two …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Sir James Crosts, who then held it under the crown. 1 The church stands at the bottom of the hill, along which there … part of this parish in the hundred of Wye, on the day of St. Cosinus and Damian, Sept. 27, for one day; the privileges … they are now extinct. Several of them lie buried in this church, and their wills are in the Prerogative-office, …