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A History of the County of Oxford
… northern slope is mainly park-land belonging to Shotover House while its southern slope is covered with gorse and … two civil parishes called Shotover and Shotover Hill Place. 4 In 1881 both these were joined to Forest Hill to … traditions that it was a hill 'shot over' by Robin Hood or Oliver Cromwell. 8 Until 1775, when the new turnpike was …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… towards Waltham St. Lawrence. The church and the one or two houses which form the village are situated to the … well-wooded grounds to the north-west of the church. The house appears to have been erected in the latter part of the … the entrance front with a loggia towards the garden. The house faces almost due east, and in its original state was of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… and the majority are thatched, the remainder being tiled or slated. The Manor House and some of the other larger houses have mullioned … tympanum of the west window has a blank circular panel in place of tracery; the others have plain tympana. Above the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the east side, nearly opposite the fork, is a half-timber house of 1600, two stories in height, now turned into two … it are several artificial mounds known as the Court Hills or Oliver's Mound, which seem to have been raised for … and a considerable quantity of fruit is grown. Among place names have been found: Fygysbrugge (xv cent.), 4 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Amesbury. The parish, which also contained the village or hamlet of Netton, in 1800 had 22 a. in three detached … was north of the church and London Road, the vicarage house was north-west of the church, and Shrewton Manor and … from the secretary, Shrewton Flood charity, Maddington Place, Shrewton. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… station on the Great Western railway. The church and Manor House lie to the north of the road. Beckett Park adjoins the … who kept the manor to their own use. 12 Marshal. Party or and vert a lion gules Longespe. Azure six lions or. … bell given by Archdeacon Berens, vicar of Shrivenham, in place of one which was cracked. The plate is modern and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… identical with that later called Church End, where three or four houses survived east of the church in 1841. 24 The … F. F. S. M. Thornton bought over 300 a. including the house and park, which after his death in 1938 were sold again … granted the estate in 1538 to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, who within a month had sold it to the London …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the Bourne, originally a pack-horse bridge of the 14th or 15th century, 4 ft. wide, having a round arch with four … later. The ceiling beams are chamfered. South of the house is a barn with some 17th-century timber-framing, and … of Maxstoke Priory, to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. 101 This grant included tithes of corn and hay, a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… and there is no trace of the original plan. The dwelling-house on the site is a rectangular building of the 18th … appears to be much more ancient than the remainder of the house. East of the north half of the house is a wall a few … the south wall of the nave of a ruined chapel of the 13th or 14th century. 7 It is about 30 ft. long and has a diagonal …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… gives us Notice, that in those Days here were four or five several Manors, whereof Earl Alan of Richmond, had … the said College, one Repast of the Alms of the said House, and each of them have a Garment every Year delivered … of which a trace is not visible, except a very large Dove-house. The park, which adjoined it, is now in divisions of …