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A History of the County of Hampshire
… the coast. A croft known alternately as Longbridge Croft, or St. Mary Magdalen's or the Parson's Ground occurs in the … Newport was then, there was neither a market nor any good house standing. This decay the surveyors attributed to the … was no fixed date for the election, but it usually took place in the first week of October, and the mayor issued …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… two large commons in the parish; in the north is Newtown House standing in its own grounds, the residence of Lady … The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The following place-names are found in extant records: Stanfigg 2 (xvii … of their own, which may have been built at that date or shortly before, as it is recorded that the manor of High …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… manor then reverted to the Crown and the capital messuage or farm was leased from time to time. 12 It remained a Crown … one of Celtic motif. In 1864 a general restoration took place. The old north aisle was rebuilt, the 15th16th-century gun-house removed, another bay added to the north arcade by …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… aptly expresses the situation of this place, at the noke or corner of a wood. This parish is but small; it lies near … esq. conveyed it by sale to Wm. Gooday, gent. of Suffolk, who bore for his arms, A fess wavy between two … it was returned, that Knockholt was a parsonage, with a house, and two acres of glebe land, all worth thirty-four …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were at least eighteen houses in 1665 including the manor-house and four substantial farm-houses. 13 In 1955 there was … may have been the site of the manor-house of the Foliots or their successors in the Middle Ages. 17 In the early 19th … the same rent by John Andrew. 105 Economic History. The place-name 'at the oak trees' suggests that Noke had its …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Frogham and Holt, now called Old-street, near which is a place called Oxendenden, from whence the family of that name … Quarterly, argent, and azure, over all, a bend componee, or, and gules, as they were formerly painted in the windows … remains of the name of which is a grove behind St. Albans house, called Beauchamp wood, in which are many foundations …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Ermine three roundels vert each charged with a cross or. Normanton is a small parish of 720 acres of clay land, … Park of 400 acres covers a great part of the parish. The house, which was taken down in 1925 after the sale of the … his maidservant was a lewd woman and not fit to be in his house; and he allowed the chancel to fall into decay. In 1604 …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… for Norman was then a Name frequently used, and ton, or tun, is the same with Town now. This Place before the coming of King William had very many Shares, … painted for the Rev. Mr. Holmes, the Rector: The parsonage house he has catcht in contact with the church, (a pleasing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… limestone, Great Oolite limestone, on which stands Dane (or Dean) Hill Farm, and Northampton sand. 4 The parish is … Aston Hall stand in parkland to the south-east. Traces of house platforms, hollow ways, and medieval pottery c. 180 m. … in the early 13th century 105 may be a mistake, since the place mentioned, near the modern Coldharbour farm, is in the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of bog-land. The soil is not fertile, and is sand or loam with a subsoil for the most part clay or gravel, and … side of the road. Approaching from the west, the manor-house lies to the south, standing a little way back from the … and has the tithe map in his possession. The following place-names occur:Nutburn, Scrag Hill, and Zionshill, where …