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A History of the County of York North Riding
… with Haigh in identifying Boulby cliffs with the burial-place of Beowulf, 9 who, after slaying the monster Grendal, … Scaling, remain. The names Gibgarth, Sparkcloses, the Wigg House, Rowsgate Holmes, Thornehouse in Dale and Rayes Farm … 40 and held half the knight's fee in 1348. 41 Roger Peche or Peach is said to have given the manor in the reign of …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… 1881 and 1891. The soil of this district is light sand or clay, on a subsoil of Upper, Middle and Lower Lias and … being of unusual width and planted with trees. The market-place has a modern red brick town hall in the centre, built … 5 On the north side is a good early 18th-century house with a deep wooden eaves cornice and flush window …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to Newnham valley; in it there is a large well-timbered house, called Gregories, formerly of some account, and … honor of Chilham, which they had made the caput baroni, or chief of their barony. 1 That part of the above-mentioned … settled in this county, descended from those of Suffolk, in which county and in Norfolk they had large …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… with trees. The church stands in the park of Lockinge House, the residence of Lady Wantage, a large building … Ardington Field and Locking Field,' are 17th century place-names in Betterton. 7 A small brook rising here flows … by Stephen, who was in possession in 1166. 43 This or another Stephen was living in 1199. 44 In 1202 Aline widow …
A History of the County of Surrey
… was agricultural till the recent building of suburban or country houses in the Thames Valley. The soil is the … north of it on the banks of the Thames. This was a famous place for cricketmatches, prize-fights, and occasionally for … of Merton, and resided at East Molesey 15 in a stately house which he had himself built. The estate which he held on …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… lies the next parish to East Farleigh, on the opposite or northern side of the river Medway. THE PARISH of East … one in Wiltshire, one in Devonshire, ninety-five in Suffolk, and thirteen burgages in Ipswich, of which Clare was … jurisdiction over the whole of this parish; the antient house of it, as well as the dove cote, stood nearly at the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… stood on Pymme's Brook, but there is no trace of one now. Place names which occur in this parish are Frith House, Buckhill fields, Hanging fields, Nulwood, Coalswood, … East Barnet is the burial place of Sir Alexander Cumming or Cuming, chief of the Cherokees. In 1729 he undertook a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… added to it on the south, including Warningore, Allington House, and a portion of Downland running up to 648 ft. … brick base; the window spacing is original. In the north, or yard, elevation the decorative close-studding is carried … chimney-stack, which serves a great oak-lintelled fire-place, now unused. The hall is now subdivided, but a moulded …
A History of the County of Surrey
… timbered and thatched cottages, lies as usual just on or below the limit of the chalk. Rendel, Lord Rendel of … Clandon, is often spoken of as the site of the old manor-house. When Sir Thomas Heath conveyed the manor to Lord King, in 1720, he retained this house. His son Richard sold it, and in 1749 it was bought by …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… cent.); Temple Couton, East Cowton (xiv cent.); East or Long Cowton (xvi-xviii cent.); Atclay or Long Cowton … one branch leads south through the park to Pepper Arden House, the main road continuing past the rectory to the small … about a mile north-east of the village. The following place-names, among others, occur in 12401: Mikeleighflat, …