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A History of the County of Surrey
… road. On a little hill covered with wood south-east of the church, and on the other side of the stream, is a small … father composed the epitaph upon Mr. Crisp which is in the church, and her Diary contains many references to him and to … dovehouses, and twenty fisheries. 68 CHURCH The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN consists of a chancel 24 ft. 11 in. by 11 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lodge; its nucleus at all events was clearly the church and the manor-house, now Manor Farm, which lie between … timber; it was purchased in about 1840 and converted into church furniture by the Revd. W. C. Risley of Deddington. 34 … very successful evening school for boys. 251 The church of ST. MARY is a stone building comprising a chancel, …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… 2 There formerly was a very fine house close to the church, dating from the end of the 16th or the beginning of … left a request in his will to be buried in the church of St. Michael of Chesterton 'before the altar of our Blessed … presumably the same holding which passed to the Knights of St. John, from whom it was held in the 16th century by the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 210 ft. on the west to just over 400 ft. on the east. The church stands in the east of the parish, by itself, with the … to a village. 5 Kingston Manor, mile south-east of the church, is an L-shaped house of stone, of which the … John de Leigh and Hawise. 119 Church The parish church of ST. GILES stands in an isolated position on rising ground …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… in comparison of that southward, are Chevening-house, the church and parsonage, Dunton, and Madamscourt. Hence the … in the French service, and grand croix of St. Louis; and the latter to Richard Barrett Lennard, esq. of … of the British forces in Spain, he reduced the castle of St. Philip, and the celebrated port of Mahon, in the island …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… three by downland. 1 Like its eastern neighbour Berwick St. Leonard, the parish reached from the northern tributary … 1871 was ascribed to labouring families moving to Berwick St. Leonard. The population was 97 in 1881, 42 in 1911. It … and 400 m. away Manor Farm marked the east end. The church and rectory house, and north of them a farmstead …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of a classical scroll pattern. The Crown Inn, opposite the church, retains a fine 14th-century king-post roof, over what … held yearly on the eve, day, and morrow of the Nativity of St. Mary (79 September). At the same time the bishop had a … known as College Lands, which were granted by Sir Thomas St. Leger, brother-in-law of Edward IV, for the formation of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… having by her will ordered her body to be buried in the church-yard of St. Mary Overy, Southwark, and being possessed at the time of … the deanry of Shoreham. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a large handsome building, consisting of three …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… here to the abbot, to enable him to restore the abbey church, 15 and the abbey is returned as holding the manor by … to the peerage on 23 February 1905 with the title of Lord St. Helier. After his death on 9 April 1905 it was sold by … king, and was granted in 1531 to the Abbot and convent of St. Peter's, Westminster, 125 and transferred in 1542 to the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of a school' in 1837. 1 Opposite the rectory is the church of St. Mary standing in a long and rather narrow churchyard, and … enfranchisement of the copyholds. 15 CHURCH The church of ST. MARY is built of flint rubble with chalk and Isle of …