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A History of the County of York North Riding
… half a mile from the sea and facing south, is the manor-house. Marske Hall is a picturesque stone house of two … the recesses formed by the bay are large stone spoutheads or gargoyles supported by cherubs' heads, almost the only … been set up in Marske when the market was removed to this place from Guisborough in the 17th century after an outbreak …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… building in the classical style on the site of an older house; adjoining it is the Deer Park. A lane running south … a height of 1,250 ft. An inclosure award for Marske Moor or Common was obtained in 1842. 5 These were the boundaries … to the foot of Sowemyre, thence to Wudkeld near the place called Chapel-greene and from Chapelgrene to the foot …
A History of the County of Oxford
… last parish which the River Cherwell skirts on its left or eastern bank before reaching Oxford, where it joins the … the village cross which used to stand there. 7 The only house with notable medieval fragments (beams, &c., presumably 15thcentury) is the much reconstructed Court Place Farm, half-way down the village; but there are several …
A History of the County of Bedford
… by 2 r. 20 p., which included the site of a moated farm-house to the west of the church. The rectory stands to the … grounds are a large granary and a square pigeon-house, both built of brick and having tile roofs. Opposite … 52 Morteyn. Ermine a chief indented gules. Reynes. Checky or and gules a quarter ermine. Decons. Or a cheveron gules …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Wharf). Along the canal are a few solitary houses, and one or two farms lie away from the village. Manor Farm in the … village is part of the old building of the De la Hay Manor House, and Church Farm to its north marks the consolidation … this date the family appears to have disappeared from the place, leaving no trace. Isabel Basset's portion of Marsworth …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Roger Petevyn gave 4 acres in the field called TOYD (Twyde or Twohide) to Michael Abbot of Glastonbury (123552), 24 and … there was a small chapel in the Earl of Shaftesbury's house at Martin paved with tiles bearing the coat and quarterings of Horsey. 34 The house now occupied by Mr. William Street is traditionally the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… adjoins the church to the west, was formerly the manor-house, and is the property of the Rev. A. W. Hill. It is a … died about 1338. 20 Walter de Perry, who may have been son or grandson of Nicholas, presented to the church between 1384 … parish with 20 s. a year for some poor men or women or to place out any poor child. The church table also recorded that …
A History of the County of Rutland
… in 1921 was one. There is no village and the only house in the parish is the Old Hall Farm, which is all that … Martinsthorpe Hall, the seat of the Earls of Denbigh. This house has been described as having been 'a handsome edifice … a barn. Seyton. Gules a bend argent between six martlets or. Manor MARTINSTHORPE probably formed part of Preston from …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of the road to Clifton upon Teme. The back part of the house dates from the early years of the 17th century, but the … larger portion of the building was rebuilt in 1853. The house is three stories high and is built of red brick. The … and transomed windows of the same material. The east or back elevation is symmetrically designed, and has …
A History of the County of Somerset
… boundary of the parish, was known as the Dyed or Dead Way by 1697. 11 There are two major bridges in the … a Local Authority estate to the west of the village. Ash House has a main front of c. 1700 with mullioned and … for life with remainder to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk (d. 1545), the latter being succeeded in turn by his …