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A History of the County of Surrey
… parish, was opened in 1885. Stoke is now largely a town or suburban parish, or parishes, for by the Local Government … purchased by Mr. Aldersey in 1780 the road ran between his house and the east end of Stoke Church, and passed the river … held. The name Stoke Park was not used in 1762, 3 when the place was called the Paddocks. Mr. Dyson, the owner, laid out …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Stoke and Little Stoke Woods lie on either side of Swift's House (see below), and Sycamore Grove, Stoke Bushes, and … an early date colonizing settlements were made at Bainton, or 'Bada's farm', on the southern boundary, and at Fewcot, … and a prominent landowner with land in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. 78 The manor was seized after the Barons' War by the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 5 The houses in the village are mostly of red brick, one or two of the 18th century, and some thatched. The old church … deserted, a new church being built in the village. Stoke House, now a farm, is a pretty square 18th-century building … of land in Stoke in 1199. 12 At his death, which took place before 1231, 13 he held the 'manor of Stoke,' which was …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Stoke Poges STOKE POGES Stoches (xi cent.); Stoke Pugeis or Pogeis (xiv cent.). Stoke Poges parish, including a … finished by Wyatt in 1799 for John Penn. 4 The old manor-house of Stoke Park, which stood to the north of the church, … and stable are contemporary with the house. Stoke Place stands to the south of Stoke Green in grounds which …
A History of the County of Worcester
… remains of a skeleton, near Stoke Prior. 10 The following place-names have been found: La Syche 11 (xiii cent.); … possession of the priory 28 until the dissolution of the house in 1540, 29 and was granted to the Dean and Chapter of … a 14th-century buttress greatly repaired. The north chapel or chapel of St. Catherine has a two-light 14th-century …
A History of the County of Somerset
… follows the northern defences of the encampment on Ham or Hamdon Hill. From there the boundary runs westwards, a … past East Stoke Farm and directly beside East Stoke House. It was diverted to its present course in 1883, the … (Ryxe) common. 32 Inclosure was a gradual process, taking place by private agreement during the 19th century. 33 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 234 feet by Wheatfield Park to 433 feet at Gilton Hill or Gyldon as it was called in 1517 2 and continuing to above … farmhouse, Stoke Farm, left in it. In 1960, besides this house there were the Rectory, the 'Red Lion', the … any connexion between the Oxfordshire family and the Suffolk Talemasches. Suffolk Talemasches occur frequently in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… High Wycombe to Oxford. The soil generally is stiff loam or clay, the subsoil chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats … Tufnell Young and the residence of Mrs. Flower. Wormsley House, about 2 miles to the south-west, is approached through … Oxfordshire to Buckinghamshire in 1896. 4 The following place-names occur: Pillisdisch 5 (xv cent.); Sladys 6 (xvi …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Graves described as 'ancient and unsightly,' 3 has given place to a town hall, erected in 1853 by Mr. Robert Hildyard. … other side of the Leven, which is crossed near the manor-house by a bridge, 14 is the rectory. The Congregational … of Stokesley was inherited by Hugh. 49 Eure. Quarterly or and gules a bend sable with three scallops argent thereon. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… and is become, in some measure, an island of itself. This place was written Eastanore and Eastanores, in antient … records, which name signifies the eastern border, shore, or coast. Thus that double shore, famous the one for … in his 33d year, anno 1359, lodged here at Stonar, in a house formerly Robert Goviere's, and was attended by many of …