Search
A History of the County of Sussex
… and the rest to the parish of Iford. 6 Anne of Cleves House Lewes Southover possesses several buildings of … 7 steward to the Earl of Dorset, in 1572, when the Lords' Place (the manor-house in the priory grounds) was destroyed … arches. The domed chamber may represent the head of a well or the site of a cistern and pump for filling the laver …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the vicarage being near the junction of the roads. Bridge House, below Newman's Bridge, is very prettily situated, and … parish. The remains of Southwick Priory, a house of Black or Austin canons, founded by Henry I in 1133, and in which, … grass, and 724 acres of woodland. 2 The following place-names occur in 1538: "Steynynge, Drawlegges, Pontein …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… the road from Huntingdon to Thrapston, from which former place it is about seven miles. This road forms the village … the base of the village cross; and in the garden of a house on the south side is a stone that may have been a … probably the site of the Bishop of Lincoln's manor house or grange, but there has not been a house here for many …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of the parish, where the village of Sparsholt and Lainston House lie. The road from Winchester to Stockbridge branches … Cow Down Copse are three of the best-known woods. Among place-names in the parish mentioned in the sixteenth century … 1445. 16 He was succeeded by John Skilling, either his son or grandson, who presented to the living during the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… village street running north and south, with the manor-house, Sparsholt House, at its southern end. It contains … the name of a small manor now merged in Sparsholt. Hall Place, which was also called a manor in the early 19th … Sable three pierced molets bendwise between cotises or. In the 14th century the family of Sparsholt of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the latter river. The parish consists of several townships or tithings: the township of Speen, which since the Conquest … near Shaw Crescent early in the 19th century. 5 Benham Place, recently called Benham Valence, is the seat of Sir Richard Sutton, bart., Speen House is the residence of the Rev. J. Lomax Gibbs, and there …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… with iron ore, which renders the springs of it more or less chalybeate; at the south east boundary of the parish … inlaid, and beautifully polished. To the market of this place is brought, in great plenty, from the South downs, in … of the reign of king James I. Whilst he resided at Eridge-house for his health, lord Abergavenny's seat, in this …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… stack built against the window end. The front of the house has been fitted with modern windows. The walls are of … north and south, apparently dating from the late 16th or early 17th century. There is a modern porch in the centre … of Kirkby Knowle. 18 His son Ranulph 19 (called in one place Reynold) 20 was lord of Spennithorne in 1316, 21 and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of substantial farmers, for in 1625 it is described as a place with 'few or no poor at all in it and many wealthy inhabitants', 2 and … (166274) show the high average of about 2.5 hearths per house. The Rectory is a brick-built house of rectangular plan …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of red and fallow deer. The mansion at Spetchley Park, a house in the Grecian manner of the early 19th century, is the … Catholic chapel of St. John the Baptist attached to the house at Spetchley Park. It was registered for marriages in … 4 Bishop Brihteah gave it to his brother Agelric, Ethelric or Alric, who was deprived of it by William Earl of Hereford. …