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A History of the County of Buckingham
… parallel to which is the Newport Pagnell branch of the London and North Western railway; the station at Great … worthy of notice. Adjoining the almshouses is the Manor House, the residence or Mr. Charles Walter Mead. To the south … it was obtained in 1474 by Gerard Caniziani, a merchant of London, and his wife Elizabeth. 49 Pipard. Argent two bars …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… lord of the manor, Mr. W. Clarkson, resides at the Manor House. In 1675 an agreement was come to between the rector … an acre in 'utroque' field in Woolstone and a suitable house. Chan. Inq. p.m. 9 Edw. II, no. 55; Cal. Inq. p.m. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… with turned finials to the newel posts; only part of the house is now inhabited. Rookery Farm is in a better … visited more than once by Shakespeare, who stayed at the house above-mentioned, formerly an inn, now known as … in 1285. 67 In 1310 it was valued at 2 s. only because the house was falling down, 68 but by 1333 it had evidently been …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… employment to about 500 women and children in 1862. 3 The London and North-Western railway runs through the western … oldest inhabitant.' 5 Rectory Farm, an early 17thcentury house much altered and added to in the modern period, with … Ravenesfield in Birchmoreland, Prestescroft 26 (xv cent.); London's Close, Dastyns in Tathall End 27 (xvi cent.); …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… lies near the church. The moated site of the old manor-house lies to the north of the church. The house that stood there was for a long time the residence of … in 1325. 2 In a settlement of 1605 certain portions of the house were set apart for the widow's jointurenamely, the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 100 ft. lower and liable to floods. The viaduct of the London and North Western railway crosses the south-west of … comprises the church, rectory and schools. The manor-house with the remains of a moat lies to the south of the church. It is a stone house of two stories with a tiled roof, and dates in part …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… interest remains in the parish beyond a 17th-century brick house to the south of the church and a small half-timber … at the Barracks. The chief point of interest is Hillesden House, the site of which is still to be traced to the east of … local importance. 4 Sir Alexander Denton, the head of the house at the time of the Civil War, had married a cousin of …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Farm with a moat close by. 4 The farm was called Hill House in the middle of the 19th century, and in it the … courts were formerly held. 5 Fulbrook Farm, once the manor-house of Fulbrook Huett, 6 is in the east of the parish on a moated site. The house, originally of late 16thcentury date, is stone built …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… in the next century. Church Farm is an 18th-century house incorporating some fragments of an earlier building. At … may be named Gilbert Sheldon, who later became Bishop of London in 1660 and Archbishop of Canterbury in 1663. 118 The …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… St. Peter standing to the north-east. Near by is the manor-house, now occupied as a farm. A considerable part of the … bushels of 'sweet and clean and dry beans' at the lord's house at Ascott. 4 Fourteenth-century place-names in Ilmer … Mrs. Sarah Maria Clotilda Raper by her will, proved at London 25 May 1881, bequeathed one-nineteenth part of her …