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A History of the County of Warwick
… extensive grounds surrounding Compton Verney House and the church. The house is a fine stone building in the Classic … 1523; it has her figure, a shield of arms, and a symbol of St. Mark; those of the other three evangelists are missing. … was given by Henry de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick, to St. Mary's Collegiate Church at Warwick as a prebend for the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… contour line in the north of the parish to 450 ft. at the church and then steeply above the hollow in which lies … as a tower is not apparent. The Earl also rebuilt the church, which had been wantonly destroyed by the … granted in 1553 to Edward Aglionby and Henry Higford. 35 Church The parish church 36 consists of two equal aisles …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… replaced in 1888 by one from the western gable-end of the church. 22 The reputation of the spring as a holy well is … Before the Conquest it had belonged, with Oddington, to St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, 129 and was afterwards the subject of disputes between St. Peter's and the Archbishops of York. 130 In 1128 Robert …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… the maintenance and cleaning of the dykes and ditches. On St. Luke's Day, on the tolling of the church bell, the tenants met at the church and went to the … since paid it. Maud, daughter of Judith, married Simon de St. Liz, who thus became Earl of Huntingdon and succeeded to …
Magna Britannia
… The principal villages in this parish, exclusive of the church-town, are Calmanjak, Dergon, and Gweek. The manor of … of the families of Gerveys 2 and Pendarves. The church of St. Constantine appears to have been collegiate at the time … might have been the dilapidated church at Constantine in St. Merryn; but in the Inquisitio Geld, at Exeter, a record …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Dean, formed in 1846, and Cookham, besides parts of St. Luke's, Maidenhead (1867), and St. James's, Stubbings (1856). 2 The modern hamlet called … angles and leading to Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean. The church stands close by the river to the north of the village. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… mansion of Whorne'splace, and not far distant from it the church, close by which the road leads from Stroud to Halling, … 2 THIS PLACE, with the church of it, dedicated to St. Michael, was given to the church of St. Andrew, in Rochester, and Swithwlf, bishop of that see, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… is entirely modern, is in the west of the parish. The church of All Saints, in the north of the village, stands in … became merged in Hugh's estate in chief. The Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem claimed view of frankpledge extending … (3) 'Be wise and return, remember to die,' by J. Eayre of St. Neots, 1762; (4) 'Fidelis m[en]suris 57 nomen Campana …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Coppingford Spinney, on the west side of the village. The church of All Hallows, which was destroyed before 1707, is … to have gained his case, as in 1235 he presented to the church; 33 and in 12368 he held a knight's fee in Coppingford … have been All Saints, 64 although one record gives it as St. Mary. 65 A tradition in Alconbury Weston states that the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… crosing the rivers just below the mill and close to the church and vicarage. A little further on it divides, one road … called Seynclers,' 3 no doubt representing the modern St. Clair's Farm, which is situated in the north of the … to have reasonable housebote, hedgebote, and firebote in St. Clair's Wood. 4 The following place-names in Corhampton …