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A History of the County of Worcester
… from the village to Portway. To the east is Cleeve House, where there is a moat. Frogmore is a district in the … buildings have been found near the church. 5 Ninth-century place-names are Elfstansbridge, Osric's Pool, Duca's Pit, … were inserted in the 14th and 15th centuries, and at one or other of these periods the chancel arch seems to have been …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… North-east of the church is the Crown Inn, a 17th-century house, and opposite are the Church schools, built by Lord … who had fallen in the French Revolution. 2 Putnam Place to the north of the village, now divided into … Farm, a brick and timber house built late in the 16th or early in the 17th century, and another property of the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… takes its name from the old British word Pen, the height or top of any thing, and byrst, a wood. 1 It is called in … whence, about a mile southward from the river, is New House, and the boroughs of Frendings and Kingsborough; half a … eldest daughter and coheir of Sir Robert Reeves, bart. of Suffolk. (Mary, the other daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… reaches more than 300 ft. The following description of the place is by the Rev. R. H. Clutterbuck, F.S.A., who was … an heiress. 17 The manor was held of the heirs of this house at first as intermediate lords, and afterwards as … present lord of the manor. Stonor. Azure two bars dancetty or and a chief argent. Disconnected references to the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… pulled down, but the moat is still to be seen. Norchard House is an 18th-century building of some pretensions and … and 1840, the award being dated 7 August 1841. 3 Among place-names have been found Stonebow 4 (xvi cent.); the … with the land afterwards held by the Spetchley family, or may have become merged with an estate held in 1086 by …
A History of the County of Surrey
… manor, 17 and among the executors of his will was Hervey (or Henry) de Stanton, 18 who obtained a release of the manor … heir, married Ralph Pexsall, 36 during whose tenure the house and demesne lands, except the rights of fishing, were … bearing a brass cross which formerly marked the actual place of her burial. Among the church plate is a paten of …
A History of the County of Worcester
… to the Abbots of Pershore. They were granted with Challing or Knowling Coppice in 1544 to William and Francis Sheldon, 7 … was passed in 18012, 30 and the award is dated 1803. 31 Place-names occurring in Holy Cross are: Sexteynesdich 32 … him, with the roof and covering of the library, the 'whole house of the myserycorde, the whole workhouse with two parts …
A History of the County of Worcester
… was cut down, and in 1690 the wood is described as waste or common ground called Harley Wood or Harwell Wood. 10 It … estates to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. 17 Pensham House The southern part of the parish is formed by the … seems usually to have been leased. 41 In 1534 the Duke of Suffolk wrote to Cromwell asking that the lease might be …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Near by is the rectory, an 18th-century red brick house bearing the date 1799, with spacious grounds attached. … of a mile to the north. There are several outlying hamlets or 'ends' in this parish. Wood End in the north of the parish … granted the advowson of Pertenhall Church to Henry Duke of Suffolk (the father of Lady Jane Grey), on whose attainder …