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A History of the County of Bedford
… and a half miles from the Bedford and Luton main road. The church stands on a slight mound on the west side of the … at between the two daughters, Ellen, wife of Nicholas de St. Maur, and Maud, wife of Robert de Holand, by which the … in this parish was owned by the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, who obtained a charter in 1280, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… disjointed groups of houses, the oldest portion of which, Church End, lies south of the station on the Midland Railway, … rushes for Dunstable and Flitwick Churches at the Feast of St. Peter, straw for Flitwick Church in winter, and meat, … Flitwick there was a monastic cell or chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas which was granted before the reign of Richard I …
A History of the County of Worcester
… road branching southward from it to Bishampton. The church is on the Worcester road, in the west of the village, … height of about 100 ft. The school lies to the east of the church, and the rectory is at the southern end of the … 55 the present owner of the manor. CHURCH The church of ST. PETER consists of chancel, nave, north vestry, south …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… boundary, is south of their point of junction. The church stands on rising ground, between Rectory Farm and the … property of the Preceptory of Temple Bruer (Lincs), and of St. John of Jerusalem. 80 This may have formed part of the … and George. The master and brethren of the Hospital of St. John of Huntingdon made a grant to Thorney Abbey of 3 s. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… In the early 19th century that to the west with Berwick St. Leonard was straightened by exchanges confirmed in the Berwick St. Leonard inclosure award of 1840. 2 Apart from an outcrop … was planted with trees between 1800 and 1838. South of the church land was taken in the early 19th century for part of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1986 small parts of the parish were transferred to Berwick St. Leonard and Fonthill Bishop. 3 This article deals with … boundary of Fonthill Gifford, separating it from Berwick St. Leonard, Chicklade, and Hindon, formerly part of East … the population fell from 220 to 160. 29 Fonthill Gifford church stood near the stream in the north-east quarter of the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the village, on the north side of it, near which the church stands. Hence the ground rises westward towards … it is thus entered. "Of Sir Simon Vagen, and the prior of St. Mary, of Southwarke, for one fee in Fotiscrey, which the … this church was part of the possessions of the priory of St. Mary Overy in Southwark, so early as the reign of king …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… long containing a large fish-pond. Outside the park is the church of St. Cuthbert 8 and about a dozen scattered farm-houses. Half a mile to the west between Forcett and Stanwick St. John (q.v.) are the great Stanwick earthworks. Barforth …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Southampton. The town is on the right bank of the Avon; St. Mary's Church and the vicarage are at the extreme south of the High … in 1253, apparently at the hands of a certain Peter de St. Hilary. 29 Henry Fitz Aucher, probably his son, 30 died …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the parish was cut out of the earlier parishes of Stanton St. John and Cuddesdon. 10 It was roughly triangular in … reached to within half a mile of the village of Stanton St. John. Part of the north-west boundary was formed by the … 300 worth of it to the people of Banbury to build their church and market house. 20 Though the woods were cut down, …