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A History of the County of York North Riding
… southern end of the village street, and across the road is St. Leonard's Church. Further down is the school, built in 1858, and round … still held property here. 27 The master of the hospital of St. Nicholas of Yarm was party to a fine as to 2 oxgangs of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… are several villages or hamlets. Welford lies around the church in the centre of the Lambourn Valley portion, with … Pont de l'Arche by military tenure, I was held by John de St. Helena, who held some adjoining land in Shefford, while I … first mentioned as one manor in the foundation charter of St. George's Chapel at Oxford in about 1074. 96 After the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… maypole at the south end in a small triangular green. The church stands on the north side of a road, running west from … 6 Manors At the time of the Domesday Survey the Abbey of St. Denis near Paris held 15 hides in WELFORD, 7 as part of … IV, however, revoked the grant and restored the priory to St. Denis, putting a Westminster monk, William Bokeland, in …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… from Thirsk to Masham. It is said to take its name from St. Michael's Well, near the entrance on the west. The … with tiled or slated roofs. It contains the hospital of St. Michael, founded by Ralph de Nevill in the 14th century, … sculptured the arms of Nevill and Cecil of Burghley. The church is situated at the east end of the village, and at the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Upon the south side of the road is the modern church of St. James. The original church stood upon a … Its further descent is not known. CHURCH The church of ST. JAMES consists of a chancel 31 ft. by 20 ft., a nave 61 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… after being joined by the Charlecote road near the church, is deflected southeastwards to Kineton and beyond. A … Henry Bagley. The registers begin in 1560. The church of ST. JAMES at Walton, originally a chapel of Wellesbourne, was … upkeep of the chapel. 111 The high altar in this chapel of St. James was dedicated in 1381, 112 which suggests that it …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Free School-house stands to the north-west of the parish church and is a large two-story building of ironstone with … and Eastend have survived in documents. 22 The Guild of St. Mary (q.v.) took a leading action in the affairs of the … making of cheese, which formerly made the cheese fair on St. Luke's Day celebrated, 39 can be traced back to the 13th …
A History of the County of Hertford
… to Hitchin, and the other north-east to Stevenage. The church of St. Mary is situated at the north end of the town. At the … 62 Robert Gernon also held the neighbouring manor of Ayot St. Peter, and the overlordship of Mardley presumably …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 42 This last Sewel is said to have enfeoffed Ralph de St. Amand with his property in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, but … of Wendlebury as late as 1255. In 1256, however, Aymer de St. Amand, Ralph's son, came of age and obtained possession … 144 there were also allotments for glebe, tithes, and church land, and the poor. John Coker, the lord of the manor, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Road. Close to the village were two moated sites. The church stood in the centre of the settlement until its … life on the latter's wife Anne who later married Thomas St. John. 85 Thomas Chicheley's son, also Thomas, died in … 1974 it was served by the Shingay team. 212 The church of ST. MARY, so called in 1537, was later known as ALL SAINTS. …