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A History of the County of Essex
… in the east at Passmores, and in the west, adjoining the church, at Gerounds and Katherines. By the 18th century there … Todhunter bought Stewards farm and other lands from St. Thomas's Hospital (Lond.). 20 The Todhunters sold it to … of the manorial lands, were bought by H. Wilkinson and St. Thomas's Hospital (Lond.) respectively. 59 Canons farm …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… and root crops. The village lies on the main road from St. Neots to Godmanchester and is two and a half miles from … Farm, in the west of the parish, takes its name from St. John's College, Cambridge, which purchased land in Great … to Domesday Book, when one hide of land belonged to the church of Paxton. 57 Between 1124 and 1128, an exchange was …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… 32 acres of woodland. The village, in which there is no church, is built along a branch road to Wood Walton. At the … as to the payment of half a mark yearly to the light of St. Mary, is a note that it was later payable by William le … and the maintenance of a chantry and obits at the altar of St. Peter in the conventual church, for the souls of Gilbert …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the original village centre may have been near where the church and manor-house stand close to each other 400 yards … his son Henry, who lived at the rectory. 237 The church of ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST is a cruciform building of rubble with a … charitable bequests, 1683, and terrier, 1705; 21 st Rep. Com. Char. 1745. Glos. Ch. Plate, 1734; 'Church …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1814 a tollgate was put across the latter road west of the church, and another across Mill Lane. 20 Two roads run … Anne. She and her husband John Robinson sold it in 1714 to St. John's College, Cambridge, which also acquired a rent … 60 which had been reserved by Carey in 1646. 121 In 1835 St. John's was allotted c. 290 a. for Granhams. It retained …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… The rectory lies among trees which extend behind the church and village on that side. At the east end of the … Walter de Killingholm in the 13th century granted to St. Mary's Abbey, York, his mill on the Tees near … with the exception of 1 carucate was held by the abbey of St. Mary, York, 11 which seems to have derived its land both …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… original course may have been across a ford north of the church, but in 1773 was further east across a bridge. The … c. 34 a., for charitable purposes in Malmesbury, including St. John's almshouse and the free school. 110 The land was … of the Herriard family. 122 The manor was held by Kington St. Michael priory in 12423, of Geoffrey de Sifrewast, and at …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… grown up as a roadside settlement along the main road from St. Neots to Kimbolton. The village street here has been … half-timber and brick houses in the village street. The church, with the earlier settlement consisting of a few … private chapel at his manor of Dillington. References to St. Mary's Way and the road leading to St. Mary's Chapel …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Huntingdon. The village is divided into three districts. Church End, with the church, vicarage, schools, Wesleyan … of land for a quarter of a knight's fee and to Simon de St. Liz 10 librates of land for half a knight's fee. 2 The … his wife, who in 1517 sold it to the Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge, who still hold it. 33 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the derivation remains uncertain. 2 The form Cyrictiwa (Church Tew) reflects Great Tew's importance as an early … and eastern boundaries (with Little Tew and Sandford St. Martin) followed contours and small streams. The … Little Tew by Churchway, 17 and with Ledwell, in Sandford St. Martin, by Ledwell Lane in 1767, perhaps called a lane …