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A History of the County of Hampshire
… ' which burnt to the ground the parish church, a farm-house adjacent to the parsonage, the White Horse Inn, six … 1732. 7 A little to the north of the rectory is Hillside House, the residence of Mr. Sidney Lauriston Bullock. Within … to the north-east and southwest respectively. Worting House, the seat of Major-General Sir Arthur Frederick Warren, …
A History of the County of Surrey
… and then east to west towards the Wey, uniting at Wotton House. The streams on the other slope of Leith Hill run to … of the picturesque near London. The traveller, on foot or horseback (the road is not one for wheels), passing from … done so. It was built by Mr. Richard Hull of Leith Hill Place, in or before 1765, who acquired from Sir John Evelyn …
A History of the County of Bedford
… main street to the west of the church stands a picturesque house, H-shaped, of seventeenth-century date, known as the … was inclosed by Act of Parliament in 1801. 2 The following place-names have been found in Wrestlingworth: Richmondsland, … lord of Kendals manor. 27 Smyth. Azure three horseshoes or set fesseways between three horses' heads razed argent. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… various situations, and is of various soils. The village, or town of Wrotham, is situated at the foot of the great … entrance of it is the mansion of the rectory, a handsome house, well suited to the income of it, and on the opposite … Inwen, esq. of Southwark, and first married Henry, earl of Suffolk, who died in 1745, by whom she had no issue; after …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Barbury Castle to meet the ridge way west of it. 3 A more or less straight road formerly running from Swindon up to … deeply into it. The church, Vicarage, and former rectory-house (now Wroughton House) stand together on a promontory … the north-west corner of the parish represents the meeting-place of that hundred. 16 The prior of St. Swithun's, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… octagonal form with 14th-century moulded capitals, and one or two lower stones of the chamfered ribs. The eastern shafts … to the south. It is probable that this was the Chapter House, and it appears to have extended eastwards, or it may … stones are used in the grounds for rockeries, &c. The house built by the Burgoynes about the end of the 16th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The earliest spellings suggest an etymology Wroces Stan or the Buzzards' stone. 20 The extent of the village before … by name in 1782; the 'North Arms', although a 17th-century house in origin, does not appear to have been licensed until … a new entrance gateway in 1771 46 no further changes took place for nearly a century. A Gothic library designed by Sir …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… as being possibly the birthplace of the great reformer, or at least the seat of the family to which he belonged 10; … celebrated in secrecy at Girlington Hall, an Elizabethan house to the east of Wycliffe, now a farm-house. They had later a chapel attached to Wycliffe Hall. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… is the church and college close to it, and on the other a house, which was once the gaol to the manor-court, but long … are still remaining several deep disused wells, and this place is still called Town borough, where as that in which … they removed to Wye parish, and bore for their arms, Or, a lion rampant, gules, between six cross croslet, sable; …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… priory of St. Mary the Virgin closely adjoin the modern house called Wykeham Abbey, the seat of Viscount Downe. The present house is a handsome modern structure surrounded by extensive … but, as there are no traces of either the eastern or western walls, the length of the building is …