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A History of the County of Warwick
… there was no school here, the children going to Cubbington or Hunningham. 4 Manors This vill comprised three holdings in … granted him 5 acres which John held, at a rent of a knife or one penny. 14 In 1279 the Napton holding amounted to 3 … granted, among the priory estates, to Charles, Duke of Suffolk, who in December 1542 sold them to Sir Edward …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of the Avon for nearly 2 miles. This formed the hamlet or township of Milcote and was in the county of Warwick. The … where Ludovic Grevill began to build his great house of Mount Grevill (see below), of which the ruins were … manorhouse, mile north, which was the Earl of Middlesex's house, that was burnt by parliamentary troops under Colonel …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Toddington to Flitton. These are mostly modern, with one or two examples of halftimber and thatch. At the south … and by the Bell Inn, an 18th-century brick and tile house, having its sign displayed from an old oak standing by … stone celt was found at Westoning in 1864. 2 The following place-names are found in documents relating to …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… west, and south-west of the town and included the hamlets or farmsteads called Filands and Thornhill and possibly a … in Horsefair and Gloucester Road. In King's Wall a large house was built c. 1700, 36 and no. 22 Horsefair bears the … closed after 1956, 53 the Three Cups was open in 1989. The Suffolk Arms, east of Tetbury Hill, was open in 1875 and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… within it, and not far from it the court-lodge and park-house. From the village southward the parish is watered by … possessions of the church of Canterbury, but by whom, or when given, I have not found; but in the division made by … Chapman, of this parish. WOLTON, alias WODITON, is a place here, which was originally parcel of the inheritance of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… construction but contains a later-16th-century fire-place introduced from elsewhere. 30 The cottages which … west of the inn are externally of the later 18th century or the 19th but incorporate earlier features such as stone … lanes to Iford and Upper Westwood, is a later18th-century house with additions on the west. 31 On the south side of the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… gravel, the land being mostly pasture and park land. The house in the middle of the park, now the residence of Mrs. … to have been executed at the time the wings were added, or perhaps a few years earlier. In the centre is an oval … alleged to have written The Whole Duty of Man. 9 Among the place-names are Ulnys Medowe, Byrcheyll, Boycote Felde, Ogans …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… part of the estate of Wexham Park, a modern red brick house built in the Elizabethan style, the seat of Lady … and the houses known as Wexham Springs and Wexham Place. The church and rectory stand at some distance from the … parish belonging to the poor of Stoke Poges. 37 CHARITY In or about 1831 Mrs. Mary Grainger of Exeter, who was the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… crosses the river by a bridge which gave its name to the place. 1 The bridge dates back to very early times. In 1235 … and that it was now ruinous. If the queen should be at her house at Oatlands and the waters should rise, 'as often they … of the manor. OATLANDS and the former manor of HUNDULSHAM, or HUNEW ALDESHAM. In 1086 Herfrey held Weybridge of Odo …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… cent.); Wey, Wayhill (xvii cent.). The parish of Weyhill or Penton Graftonin the latter name preserving the memory of … map being 388 ft. on the northern border. Ramridge House, the seat of Lieut.-Col. Charles D'Oyly Harmar, J.P., … famous as chancellor to Richard II and first Earl of Suffolk. 17 In 1380 Michael de la Pole granted Ramridge with …