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A History of the County of Rutland
… of the village, marks the site of the ancient manor house, no doubt the hall (aula) which Ralph de Normanville … of Margaret in 1294 to Robert de Basing, citizen of London. 57 Margaret was destined to marry Robert's son … he himself being a member of the Vintners' Company of London, trading in Spanish wine to Jamaica and the East …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Farm, which is probably on the site of the original manor house. The branch to the west leads to the vicarage and on to … no pain for the satisfaction hereof, for at my coming to London I intended to have paid.' Moreover he asked that his … been held in Grange Farm, which was originally the manor house, and in a conveyance of the farm made in 1792 a special …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… road west of the river was turnpiked in 1840. 26 A toll-house and associated gate still stood in the village street … at East Chisenbury belonging to St. Katharine's Hospital, London, had been commuted to a modus of 8 10 s. 220 In 1807 … in 1441 to the hospital of St. Katharine by the Tower, London. 238 Although a Crown grant of Chisenbury was made in …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Park, and other ponds lie to the north of Englefield House near Wimbletons. In the valleys of the Kennet and Pang … Day. In 1866 Miss Frances Benyon, by will proved at London on 16 March, bequeathed 200 in trust to the rector, to … 1708, 1711, 1759, 1770. In 1694 Robert Drake, citizen of London, presented to the rectory. Feet of F. Berks. 27 Hen. …
A History of the County of Surrey
… 7 miles south-by-east of Kingston, 15 miles from London. The parish measures 4 miles from north to south, and … the chalk downs, the Woolwich and Thanet Beds, and the London Clay. The church is on the chalk, but the greater part … passed for carrying on the turnpike road from the watch-house in Epsom. In the same year 2 the road from Epsom to …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Crayford, on the west side of it, stands the old manor house. On the Thames opposite this town, the Indiamen, in … This, together with the shipping of goods to and from London, the sending hither from hence the produce of the … hanged on a gibbet fifty feet high, his head was fixed on London-bridge, and his body burnt. Upon which this manor came …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… timber from the forest of Melksham for repairing the manor house 19 and in 1226 he and his wife Joan were concerned in … Warbeck. He was the last male representative of the royal house of Plantagenet. His estates passed to his sister … features of the parish have been Erlestoke Park and its house. The park, which surrounds the village on three sides, …
A History of the County of Surrey
… touch the alluvium of the Mole Valley on the west and the London clay on the east, and in the north the sandy gravel of … open land at Fairmile and Ockshot in Cobham parish. The London and Portsmouth road passes through the village. The … was bought by Sir John Vanbrugh, who built a small house for himself, and began to ornament the grounds (Guest's …
A History of the County of Rutland
… to Bourne, near the junction of the main line of the London and North Eastern Railway with the Stamford and Bourne … son Robert, and there is no tradition of any other mansion house having existed, 5 but the records do not mention any … of the Parliament in the Civil War, and sat in Cromwell's House of Commons in 1645, 1654 and 1656. After the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… the village. The present building comprises a 17th-century house now encased with brick but originally of timber and … baron, but is now occupied by Mrs. Edgar Lubbock. The house is a stuccoed building of the early 19th century. Near … in 1545 to Giles Bridges, citizen and wool merchant of London, and Thomas Harris in fee simple, with all the …