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A History of the County of Northampton
… From about 1687 to 1703 Henry Bagley, who is buried in the church, carried on a bellfoundry in Ecton. 5 The Board school … but in 1538 'all liberties belonging to the Priory of St. Mary' in Ecton were granted to Anthony Denny and Joan … whom he was going to marry. 63 Church The parish church of ST. MARY MAGDALEN consists of chancel, 41 ft. by 14 ft. 10 …
Magna Britannia
… side of the tower and in the south window of the parish church are the arms of Stapleton, Vipont, Musgrave, and … Egremont was given by William de Meschines to the cell of St. Bees belonging to the abbey of St. Mary in York. The church is a rectory, in the diocese of …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Editheweston, Weston Edith, Edyweston, Edi Weston, Weston St. Edith (xiv cent.); Edyweston (xv cent.); Edyweston, Edith … base and part of the shaft (21 in. high) of a cross. The church is in the middle of the village, and close to it on … who with the king's consent bestowed it upon the abbey of St. George de Boscherville, 8 which he and his father, Ralph, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… is bordered by several old cottages and the smithy. The church is built on a hillock at the western extremity with … this date it descended with the manor of Edlesborough or St. Giles (q.v.) and is last mentioned by name in 1715. 65 … 72 were known from the 16th century as EDLESBOROUGH or ST. GILES MANOR. In the early part of the 13th century the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… is near the southern boundary of the parish. The old church is no longer used for divine service, being replaced … descent has not been traced. CHURCH The old church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, now a roofless ivy-covered ruin, stands … stacked up in a corner of the tower. The new church of ST. MARY, immediately to the west of the old church, was …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Abby of Beauch- ief in Darbyshire, to which he gave this Church, together with the Churches of Nor- ton, and Alfreton, … houses. The parsonage, which stands at the edge of the church-yard, is one of the most wretched habitations I ever …
A History of the County of Bedford
… to be part of a much larger mediaeval building. The parish church stands at some distance to the west of the village, … alienated the manor before 1307, in which year Nicholas St. Maur transferred the manor to Walter de Langton, bishop … Gules bezanty and a quarter ermine. Church The church of ST. GEORGE consists of a chancel 17 ft. by 14 ft. 6 in., nave …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Thanet and Woolwich Beds, down on to the London Clay. The church and village were on the beds between the chalk and the … the death of his eldest son Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, at St. Albans, 1455, on his third son John, Earl of Wiltshire, … 1718, mentions a small fair at Effingham on the feast of St. Lawrence (10 August), 87 the patron saint of the church, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… beautiful prospect over the Weald. The village, with the church, stands on the summit of the hill, the tower is a … from the jurisdiction of the archdeacon, is dedicated to St. James. It is a very handsome building, and standing on … of that parish, appropriated to the dean and chapter of St. Paul's, London. The lessees of both parsonages have …
Magna Britannia
… the first Earl of Donegal, brought this estate to John St. Leger, Esq. In 1718, it was purchased of Arthur St. Leger, the second Viscount Doneraile, by William … the seat of the Honourable Newton Fellowes. In the parish church are monuments of the families of Coplestone 2, …