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A History of the County of Berkshire
… late Mrs. Hulbert, who left it to her nephew. The oldest house of any importance in the parish, however, belonged to … south-west of its junction with Bishop's Lane. 11 Battle or Bott Bridge, near the Binfield border, may commemorate … ancient race, whose brother's daughter now succeeds his place.' 30 The 'brother's daughter' was Elizabeth daughter of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… of the inhabitants of the parish is agricultural or concerned with the many summer visitors. Wargrave Court, a completely modernized 16th-century house, stands close to the church and was probably the … of Mrs. J. W. Rhodes, which was formerly part of the Park Place property (Remenham) and was sold by Lord Malmesbury on …
A History of the County of Northampton
… of the 19th century to replace the old thatched rectory house then pulled down, which occupied a lower and less … three crowns each surrounding a pair of crossed arrows all or. Manor Before the Conquest WARKTON was the property of … the first Duke of Montagu, who died in 1709, had built a 'place of sepulture for himself and family,' 28 and some forty …
A History of the County of Surrey
… In several places are depressions which may be but circles or pit-dwellings. Two of these are in the grounds of Bryn … old houses. The vicarage is a fine old red brick house, with tiled roof, facing the common. It has Doric … who held it of the honour of Clare. 5 In 1272 a suit took place between the Prior of Bermondsey and the Abbot of Hyde …
A History of the County of Northampton
… is Elton in Huntingdonshire, the old part of its manor-house standing on the border line, part in each county, and … part, with the church to the south and the manor-house or Berrystead to the north; there is a moat a little … he records only three shepherds' cottages in the latter place. There is a moat at Papley. Eaglethorpe House has a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… and there are many trees in the hedgerows, as well as one or two shaws in the south. The road from Banbury to Warwick … of the green, is mainly an 18th-century ashlar stone house with a central front door and plain square-headed … another arched doorway. The hall has a moulded north fire-place with four-centred arch, set in a chimney-stack that …
A History of the County of Worcester
… Transactions contain a description of the present manor-house erected in the 17th century on the site of that once … the Lygons. Remains of the moat that once surrounded the house and church were then visible, as well as a cellar and a … century, but it is not known at what date they acquired it or by whom it was given. After the Dissolution it was …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… On the south the river runs through Warnford Park, the house and church on the east bank being quite hidden from the … the spreading of some gravel, 'cost what it will, or at least some sand,' the account continues: 'The water is the best feature of the place, very well coloured, half a mile long, 30 ft. wide. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… are of any great age. At the north end is the manor-house, now a farm-house, which with the manor farm is now the property of Mr. … to have actually entered into possession. On his death in or before 1395 the pope, after a series of provisions, …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… interest from the archological point of view. 1 The manor house recorded in the 13th century probably stood on this site. The present house, which is of two stories, was built of brick in the … extremity of Washingley Park is Newbery Hall. Packs Lodge or Ongutein Manor House is near the north-west corner of the …