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A History of the County of Surrey
… continued as Clapham Rise and Clapham Road. The old parish church was situated a little to the north-west of this road (near the present church of St. Paul), while the rectory gave its name to the present … a ditch. This was filled up by the people of Clapham. Lord St. John, lord of the manor of Battersea, brought an action …
A History of the County of Bedford
… consists mainly of modern brick and slate cottages. The church occupies a position at the east end of the village on … manor-house formerly stood close to the west side of the church tower; portions of it were embodied in a farm-house … manor of Clapham Grcenacres (q.v.). CHURCH The church of ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY was rebuilt, with the exception of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 7 being apparently included with Bourton. Part of the church derives from a 12th-century building, 8 and the first … Ages Clapton was included in the manor of Bourton, and the church at Clapton, so far as is known, has always been a … there were services every Sunday. The church or chapel of ST. JAMES 116 is among the smallest in the Cotswolds, …
A History of the County of Northampton
… 100 ft. above the ordnance datum, but eastward near the church it rises to about 250 ft. 1 The subsoil is mainly … de Clapton, made various gifts of land to the Prior of St. Neots, Huntingdon, 69 and Abbot Martin of Peterborough … of Clapton to William Dudley. 96 Church The Church of ST. PETER stands at the extreme south end of the village and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… before it was granted to the Gilbertine Priory of St. Leonard founded in Clattercote in the 12th century. The … demesne land there to the small Gilbertine Priory of St. Leonard of Clattercote. 13 The estate was described as 2 … Henry granted Clattercote to the new foundation of Christ Church, Oxford, 19 which in 1551 granted it in fee-farm to …
A History of the County of Somerset
… junction of four lanes, on the south side of the parish church. The green was partly built over in the 18th century, … 4 6 s. 186 In 1626 the tithes on lambs were to be taken on St. Mark's day (25 April) when of thirteen lambs the owner … 1530s, 212 and a church house by 1644. 213 The church of ST. MARY MAGDALENE, on sloping ground above the village, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… is no central village, but there are hamlets near the church and at Yarningale, Kington, Lye Green, and Gannaway. … the manorial rights lapsed. Church The parish church of ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS consists of a chancel with a north … of his sons William and Richard, gave to the Abbey of St. Florent, Saumur, and its cell the Priory of Monmouth the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… fields, especially when viewed from the south. The church stands on an island site on the west side of the main … once more lived in Mollington. 186 The parish church of ST. JAMES THE GREAT 187 is a small building of local stone … of mural paintings (containing scenes from the life of St. James) in nave and sanctuary was attempted, but these …
Magna Britannia
… 1, who had a hospital there 2, and were patrons of the church. After the abolition of the order, the manor did not … manor belongs to the corporation of Exeter, as trustees of St. John's Hospital, having been settled upon that hospital … place was slain by the rebels in 1549, in an engagement at St. Mary Clist; his descendant, William Franceis, Esq., …
A History of the County of Stafford
… of the earl's right to the advowson of a moiety of Stoke church. 53 This land evidently passed to Stone Priory, a … to Lord Clinton and Say as part of a large grant of former church property. 56 The estate was then in the tenure of …