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A History of the County of Warwick
… a moat, and some of the masonry may be medieval, but the house has been completely modernized; Arley Grange, to the south of this, and Arley House, about mile east, are 18th-century buildings. The … of Suffolk; 55 he immediately sold it to Robert Trapps, a London goldsmith. 56 At the death of Nicholas, Robert's son …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of its original quaintness and simplicity. The manor-house and church form a picturesque grouping at the extreme … leading to the church is a 17th-century cottage, Stile House, formerly used for the holding of church ales; on the … to trustees for the payment of his debts to the City of London. 21 The manor then followed the same descent as that …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… century built in brick and tile, and in 1891 was also the house of a farm of 196 a. 25 The farm buildings at the rear … Other Estates. Between 942 and c. 951 Theodred, bishop of London, devised his estate at Arrington to the king as part … Chicheley family. The hearth tax of 1662 records one large house in Arrington with eleven hearths, occupied by Robert …
A History of the County of Warwick
… One, opposite the roadway to the church, is a 17th-century house, with a jettied east gable-end towards the road, and on … into tenements. Nearer to Alcester on the same side is a house of similar framing but with a north lower and narrower … or roof-space above. Some of the fabric of the original house of 1598 may be incorporated in the building, but as it …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of the Hog's Back and reaches on to the Woolwich Beds and London Clay beyond. Guildford station is in the parish, and … of Henry III were executed, not at the park manor-house, for they involved buying of land for the extension of … who, about the year 1171, bestowed it on Master David of London, an ambassador at Rome. 17 This Master David granted …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… for this estate in Ash. 9 On the dissolution of this house, in the reign of king Henry VIII. the estates belonging … and heir; who conveyed it by sale to Thomas Fane, gent. of London, the third son of John Fane, esq. alias Vane, of … in the church of Fawkham, and then return to his mansion house there, where they were to have a plentiful dinner. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Guildanton, in which is Gilton parsonage, a neat stuccoed house, lately inhabited by Mr. Robert Legrand, and now by … Ptoroude's and now the property of Edward Solly, esq. of London. There are dispersed throughout this large parish many … and he, not many years after, sold it to Mr. John Ward, of London, whose widow Mrs. Catherine Ward, held it in dower at …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the western border of the county, 36 miles south-west from London, 8 miles from Guildford, bounded on the north by … including St. Peter's Church and Ash village, is on the London Clay; but the greater portion, once including Frimley, … Normandy Park of Mr. P. G. Henriques, J.P.; Westwood House of Lieut.-Colonel Coussmaker. Ash School (National) was …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… both being now farm-houses. Near Stubbles are Leysfield House, the residence of Col. A. T. Norton, R.A.M.C. (formerly the property of Palmer's charity in London, and known as Palmer's Farm), and Pyt House, which is partly of Tudor date. There is a Baptist …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… ancient dykes or ditches in the parish. 12 Chapel Manor House, Ashbury The village of Ashbury is situated on the … at some little distance to the north is the old manor-house of Ashbury, now known as Chapel Manor House. The house … 1448), formerly Provost of Wells and rector of St. Vedast, London, in mass vestments with inscription. Below the tower …