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A History of the County of Worcester
… west of this road, on the border of the park, is the new church of St. James, built in 1763, the site of the old church near … and no trace of them occurs again. CHURCH The church of ST. MARY MAGD ALENE consists of a chancel 22 ft. by 18 ft., …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… of Thomas, the Archbishop of York, but did then belong to St. Mary, of Sudwell, there certified to have a Manor in … of the two Prebends of Oxton, belonging to the Collegiate Church of Southwell, in very near equal Proportion; but the … of Bingham three miles. The church is dedicated to St. Giles, has a nave, and a tower-steeple with four bells. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… the Churches of Cotegrave and Crophill to the Monastery of St. Martin, at Sais, in France; which, it is like, his … Vylers, gave to the Canons and Brethren serving God, and St. Peter at Fiscarton upon Trent, one Carucat of Land in … and Alan, and Thomas de Vilers, gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton, with Richard, his Brother, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century Cropredy was associated with the Mercian martyr St. Fremund. According to his legend, 13 Fremund was a son of … from its original burial place at Offchurch (Offa's church) to a plain between the Cherwell and the Brademere, … Danvers of Prescote left 20 s. to the chapel and shrine of St. Fremund, 17 and in 1539 his daughter-in-law, Anne …
A History of the County of Worcester
… many interesting examples of half-timber work. The church stands at the eastern end of the village and in the … on his marriage with Elizabeth Tate, daughter of Roger St. Nicholas of Thanet. 82 John died in 1541, when his son … Clavering Savage was the owner. 140 CHURCHES The church of ST. MICHAEL consists of a chancel about 34 ft. by 14ft., nave …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 10 At a bend in the centre of the street stands the church, church house, market cross, and former manor house, … 164573, who had suffered financially as vicar of Kingston St. Mary because of the sieges of Taunton. 232 Henry Lockett, … a restored head and three figures identified as a bishop, St. John the Baptist, and a woman, possibly a prioress of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… compared with 40 in 1851 10is dominated by the flint-built church which stands raised above the road. The 'Catherine … 46 He evidently died childless, and in 1293 Sir John de St. Helen, lord of Long Wittenham (Berks.), 47 who had been … was successfully opposed in the royal court by Sir John de St. Helen, who had been enfeoffed with the manor in 1293, and …
A History of the County of Surrey
… to which the manor was subordinate. The dedication of the church to St. George indicates a consecration not earlier than the … made it part of the endowment for a house built by her at St. Albans for the widows of officers and known as the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… woodland, deep in the one and warme by the other.' 5 The church is at the south end of the village, which extends for … gave woodland at Crowle to the brethren of the hospital of St. Wulfstan in Worcester. 69 William son of Walter Hacket … Penrice. Party in-dented gules and argent. The hospital of St. Wulfstan in Worcester obtained land at Crowle from …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… into Huntingdonshire. 1 It lies 4 miles east from St. Neots and 13 miles west from Cambridge and measures … parish is crossed from west to east by the main road from St. Neots to Cambridge, which is crossed at right angles in … the village becomes a drive to Croxton Park and the church, skirting the west and south boundaries of the …