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A History of the County of Somerset
… to be the discovery site of the supposed remains of St. Benignus, perhaps a local holy man. 45 The abbey made a … and most unusual fish house, and a reconstructed parish church. They provided the monks with a retreat for leisure … 333 That at Meare presumably became the parish church of St. Mary. According to an account of the Twelve Hides …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Wilby and Sywell. Two gabled houses to the south of the church are medieval but much altered in the 17th century. … and 1383. 67 In 1392 Richard II granted to the Prior of St. Anne of Coventry licence to acquire this patronage from … 25 marks annually while the war lasted. 68 The Prior of St. Anne's retained the advowson until 1535. In 1562 …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… including the Dog and Badger Inn and the post office. The church stands in a churchyard thickly planted with evergreens … 10 Medmenham Abbey, on the site of the Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, is beautifully situated on the Thames a quarter of … 71 to Mr. Charles R. Scott-Murray. 72 His son Mr. C. Aloysius ScottMurray of Danesfield (q.v.) sold Medmenham …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Nearly opposite the post office is the old Congregational church, built in 1850, now used as an oil store. Here at the … alienate this land in mortmain to the prior and convent of St. Swithun at Winchester, 28 who retained it until the … is no further separate record of it. CHURCH The church of ST. ANDREW has a chancel 22 ft. by 13 ft. 8 in., and a nave …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Lane and later as Orchard Road, until after inclosure. The church and vicarage, all the manorial sites, and some of the … gave 2 hides and 20 a. in Cambridgeshire to the priory of St. Valry (Somme), to which Henry I confirmed land in … his son, also John, held land in Melbourn in 1294, paying St. Valry 6 13 s. 4 d. a year in place of customary dues. 151 …
A History of the County of Bedford
… few ancient stone and thatched cottages grouped round the church, with one or two larger houses. The Cottage, now … grounds, and was formerly the dower house of the St. John family. 2 The vicarage, a modern building, is … and an annual fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of St. Mary Magdalene. 4 The site of the old market cross is at …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… extra-parochial district of Melchet Park has never had a church, but owing to its convenient proximity most of the residents were in the habit of attending the church of Plaitford, where a seat was provided for their …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… have been joined to the next group, gathered around the church, the vicarage and rectory houses, and two manor sites. … granted his land in Meldreth and Melbourn to the abbey of St. Evroul (Orne). 34 In the early 12th century William … 1 hides which Thomas Mansell confirmed to it in 1226. 35 St. Evroul's land was administered through its cell, Ware …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 9 Freemasons' Hall. 10 Site of Place House. 11 Possible Church House. 12 Mission Room. 13 Friends' Meeting House. 14 … altered and adapted and is used as an annexe for St. Michael's School (see below). The main road through the … it to Sir William Beauchamp, afterwards styled Lord St. Amand. 383 St. Amand settled it in 14478 on himself and …
Magna Britannia
… on Wednesday, and a fair for three days at the festival of St. Peter ad vincula 1, (both long since discontinued) which … possessed it till the reign of Edward II. In the parish church of Millom are several monuments of the family of … by the Archbishop of York to the support of his chantry of St. Nicholas at York. The impropriation is now vested in the …