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A History of the County of Buckingham
… The church stands near the entrance to Brayfield House, the seat of Mr. Denis Herbert Farrer, which is … resident here in 1735, and as having greatly improved the house. 76 Denis died on 27 January 17467, leaving …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Baptist and the parsonage built in 1849. Near them Dorton House, the seat of Mr. Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, stands … 18 acres of pleasure grounds in which there is a lake. The house, a brick building of the half-H type with stone quoins … long, dating from the 15th century, is preserved in the house, as well as the private chartulary of the manor of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… rising ground towards the north-west of the parish. White House Farm, the old manor-house, stands on a moated site near the church to the north. … part dates probably from the end of Elizabeth's reign. The house stands east and west, with a wing at right angles at …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… which stands near the church, and was formerly the Manor House, is a late 17thcentury building of brick with a tiled … roof. Near it is the old Rectory, an early 17th-century house of brick and timber with a thatched roof, much … to have mortgaged the manor for 4,000 to William Brook of London. 32 Robert Englefield held until his death in 1469, 33 …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… are some old houses of stone. On the east side is a square house with a slate roof bearing on a plaster panel on the … (2) Mary Hughes, founded by a codicil to will proved at London 19 October 1861, trust fund, 48 2 s. 3 d. consols, … 1 4 s. yearly. (3) Mrs. Knight Millar, will proved at London 10 December 1852, trust fund, 46 18 s. 9 d. consols, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 3 In Akeman Street, near the church, is a 17th-century house, partly refaced with brick, with original chimney, … Sir Ralph Verney. 35 The latter, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1465 and member of Parliament for that city in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… boundary. In the middle of the parish stands Foscott Manor House, a large stone building with a tiled roof, the property … 1333. 2 Edward Grenville is said to have built the present house about 1656, 3 and it was considerably restored by … Waldyve, 31 whose brother and heir Nicholas Waldyve of London, mercer, sold it in 1475 to John Denton of 'Shirford' …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… main road from Newport Pagnell to Northampton. Gayhurst House, an Elizabethan stone mansion, the seat of Mr. William … of 250 acres, which includes three large fish-ponds. The house, a large E-shaped stone building facing south, is … daughter and heir of Thomas Bedford of Doctors' Commons, London. Below the arms is the inscription 'Gloriae Dei …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… date; it was formerly built into the gable of a house in the village. A far more unusual possession is a …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… and the successor probably of more than one ancient manor-house. Robert Bardolf owned a capital messuage in the parish … the close of the 12th century, 3 as did the lords of the house of Grey for the greater part of the 14th century, 4 … here which they and their heirs made their dwelling-house 6 except for a period in which it was leased to the …