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A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the thatch had gone. Apart from the early 12th-century church (rubble and stone-slated, but with a timber … as well as a clerk in holy orders. 155 The church of ST. MARY is a small building most of which survives from the … north wall of the nave there was perhaps a 14th-century St. Christopher, and superimposed on it some 15thcentury …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Grovely forest lay between Great Wishford and Barford St. Martin, the boundary may have been defined equally early, … 1991. 16 Great Wishford village is close to the Wylye. The church stands at the centre of an arc of gravel, and the … court of 1604 were drawn from Great Wishford and Barford St. Martin, 41 and inhabitants of Great Wishford owed suit at …
A History of the County of Worcester
… south to north. The village lies along the Stourport road. St. Michael's Church is in the east of the parish, in Witley Park. A … name seems now to have disappeared. CHURCH The church of ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGLES consists of an eastern transept 14 …
A History of the County of Durham
… Greatham Hospital, with fairs on the vigils and feasts of St. George and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the two … did not prosper. A yearly 'feast' is held, however, on St. John Baptist's Day (24 June), and is known as 'Greatham … 1857. The chapel stands directly to the west of the parish church and to the south-east of the master's house. Having …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to it by Elthruda, king Alfred's niece, to the abbey of St. Peter, at Ghent, to which Lewisham became a cell, (or … was again by king Edward the Consessor in 1044, with the church, and several liberties and privileges. 8 There is no … to the manor of Lewisham, and was given with that manor to St. Peter's abbey at Ghent, where it staid till the …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Street to the North Brook, and join a lane leading to the church, which stands to the north-west of the village. Most … and Henry Foster of Thistleton. 62 Church The church of ST. MARY consists of chancel, 22 ft. 6 in. by 15 ft., with … and his elder brother Henry may both have granted it to St. Sepulchre's Priory, Warwick, which had appropriated it …
A History of the County of Warwick
… just over 300 ft. are attained on the Watling Street. The church, the Rectory, the site of Grendon Hall, and a few … in 17th-century costume. These are the Virgin and Child, St. Peter with a key and book, a shepherd boy playing a pipe, … end of the nave is an enclosed gallery pew brought from St. Mary's Church, Stafford, and said to have been the …
A History of the County of Northampton
… 49 He, who had been created Grand Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem by Queen Mary, was succeeded in 1559 by … It was probably acquired later by the Earl of Northampton. Church The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN consists of chancel, 41 ft. by 18 ft. 6 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Odiham with the Basingstoke and Alresford Road. The church lies a hundred yards or so south-east of the village … beech trees. At the corner of the footpath leading to the church is a good half-timber house, probably of 16th or even … to his master at Greywell. 46 Church The church of ST. MARY consists of a chancel 22 ft. by 14 ft. 4 in.; a nave …
A History of the County of Worcester
… to the east of the road from Stourport to Worcester. The church stands at the north end of the short street which … of the Mercians, in 851 gave 3 cassata at GRIMLEY to the church of Worcester for the salvation of his soul. It was to … Brook, to the west of the village. CHURCH The church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW consists of a chancel 27 ft. by 15 ft., north …