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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… north-west end of the main street. There also stand the church, rectory and vicarage, and West Wratting Hall. A green … to trustees for the Frere family, which in 1877 sold it to St. John's College, Cambridge. It then covered c. 530 a. It … and Gillian de Scalers gave c. 80 a. in West Wratting to St. Radegund's priory, Cambridge. By 1313 the priory held …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… is dominated by the huge circular earthwork inclosing the church and churchyard of West Wycombe, and surmounted by the … and West Wycombe. The isolated position of the church of St. Lawrence with the mausoleum (which is described … that it became absorbed in it. CHURCHES The church of ST. LAWRENCE was formerly the parish church, but since the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the foot of the hill, not far from the marshes, having the church just above it, and containing about sixteen houses, … Haseden, they were both antiently held of the abbot of St. Augustine, by knight's service, by Hugh de Soldank, who … before the end of king Edward I.'s reign, by the family of St. Laurence, who became about that time owners of other …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in the 20th century. The architectural evidence of the church suggests that Westcote village, south-east of Gawcombe … as separate entities 19 called Westcote, or Over or Church Westcote, and Nether Westcote, which from the 19th … to the churchyard, where it stood in 1960. The church of ST. MARY in Church Westcote, a stone building comprising …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 4 The 17th-century Manor Farm, nearly mile west of the church, is probably the westernmost house of a scattered … of the church. A minor road leads from it to Sandford St. Martin; another minor road, leading from Westcott Barton … Barton in the 11th century, and its original dedication to St. Edmund of East Anglia suggests that it was a 10th-or …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… bridge, over the stream, is the village street with the church, which stands on high ground half-way down. There are … chapel at Baysdale; Robert de Longchamp, Abbot of St. Mary's, York, 85 and the parson of Stokesley granted to … For this concession the priory was to pay yearly to St. Mary's Abbey half a pound of incense. 86 Charities The …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of Price, and continues so now; and at the east end is the church and parsonage; besides which there are many genteel … and was most sumptuously buried in the church of St. Michael Bassishaw, in London. 6 At his death he was … and he still continues the owner of it. The college of St. Peter, at Lingfield, in Surry, was possessed of a house, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… same side, at the north-western edge of the village, the church, Westley Hall Farm, and the site of the manor-house … in 1299 and is commemorated by a brass ( c. 1325) in the church. 20 In 1353 Master John de Crek granted the manor of … along with Weston Colville, since 1936. 110 The church of ST. MARY, so called by the mid 18th century, 111 is built …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the foot of the Downs a road runs eastward to Lewes, the church and the few cottages of the village being situated at … between four eagles sable. Church The parish church of ST. MARTIN stands on a slight eminence off the LewesDitchling … years; it was of 12th-century date. PARISH CHURCH of ST. MARTIN WESTMESTON The south chapel (14 ft. 11 ft.) was …
A History of the County of Hertford
… by will of 1507, bequeathed 10 s. to building a 'church house' in the churchyard. 17 Among the place-names … ends towards the east in a village green. The church of St. Mary is situated on the north side of this street and the … of a farm and a few cottages and the site of the church of St. Giles. Half a mile south of the village is Coles, the …