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A History of the County of Worcester
… Astleye, Astele (xiii cent.). The road from the Hundred House to Stourport forms part of the northern boundary of … fecit 1806'; the third was recast by Thomas Mears of London in 1838; the fourth, inscribed 'Fear God honour the … proved in the P.C.C. 1862, and John Lowe, proved at London 1871, amounting together to 499 2 s. 1 d. consols, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Warin de Bassingburn was granted licence to inclose his house at Astley with a dyke and a wall and to crenellate it. … a path alongside the moat to the yard at the rear of the house. On the opposite side of the site there are the remains … recently damaged by fire. Astley Lodge is an 18thcentury house. Running north-east from it is a track which leads to …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of the parish, with the church of St. Mary and the manor-house on the west. In the north of the parish is the hamlet … In the south-east is Frogmore Hall, a modern red brick house surrounded by a park, the property of Mr. G. B. Hudson, … and now the residence of Major H. F. Low. Aston House, with a small park, is the residence of Mr. F. W. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… the west of the village is the site of the ancient country house of the Abbots of St. Albans, from whom the parish derived its distinctive name. The present house, known as the Abbey, is a modern building of brick … thickness, and may be part of the original building. The house stands in grounds containing a sheet of water, with a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… road which here broadens into a small green, with the Gild-house on the east and the King's Head Inn opposite. Behind, … called Salter's Lane. A road known locally as the Old London Road enters the parish from Great Alne and runs due … Barlichway 16 and by Ogilby as a section of the road from London through Buckingham to Bridgnorth, 17 but seems as such …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 10 The road system has seen a number of changes. The main London road forms a short part of Aston's western boundary; it was known as via regis or 'London Weye' in the Middle Ages 11 and became a turnpike in … of the Chilterns. The last used to pass close to Aston House and the village, but it was straightened, probably …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in 1743 4 and the remaining fields in 1808. 5 The Manor House, Aston Tirrold The village lies a little north of the … standing well back from the roadway, is the Manor House, the property and residence of Mr. Francis J. K. Cross, … south of the church, is an interesting little 17th-century house with mullioned and transomed windows, rough-casted …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Astwick in 1620 for 2,100 to John Hodgson or Hudson of London, 48 and in 1652 William Hudson, described as of … to the resources of a fifteenth-century manor. The manor-house or hall, 'with the chambers in the eyr end of the hall, … stabylle, with the chambers above the stabylle, the hawkes house, and the garden within the mote on the east side of the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… to change the general aspect of the town. Although a house-to-house inspection might reveal some 17th-century or … But, although the Watling Street was the direct route from London to Holyhead, the section on which Atherstone lay was … resorted to, more especially one held on Dec. 4th, when London dealers attend as purchasers'. 26 In 1828 Atherstone …