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A History of the County of Huntingdon
… consists of the Manor Farm, a 17th-century L-shaped house with later additions, Cartwright's Farm and the … which is a moated inclosure marking the site of the manor house of Prestley Manor. To the south is Green End, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… southern boundary was formed by Green Lane, known also as London way, 8 an ancient route which was never metalled and … an early bypass. The road was disturnpiked in 1877; a toll house stood on its east side near the junction with Mill … as a result it was held in 1336 of Ranulph de Vere by a London citizen, Roger Chaunteclere; 145 he sold it in 1338 to …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… cottage was demolished c. 1952. 15 In 1769 a farm-house and two cottages lay at the northeast end of the … the 16th and 17th centuries. Manor Farm, called the Farm House or Manor House in 1653 29 and having six hearths in … to Elizabeth, widow of Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor of London 161011, and her son William. 50 She died in 1624, 51 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… West Street and South Street. 17 Great Wishford manor house stood 200 m. north-west of the church: part was … of West Street and South Street stand the old rectory house, a mid 17th-century almshouse, and an early … held by Sir Adam's relict Elizabeth, wife of Sir Robert of London, until 1390 or later. 87 Sir Adam's heir may have been …
A History of the County of Worcester
… south fronts. The gardens and fountains which surround the house on the south and east were laid out from the designs of … with Stockton to the co-heirs of Thomas Walshe of London, and was sold by them between 1616 and 1625 to members … was claimed by their third son, Thomas, merchant tailor of London, against Robert Gower, who stated in defence that it …
A History of the County of Durham
… the whole of the hospital buildings, as well the Master's house as the lodgings of the Brethren, were extremely ruinous … on the outside by large pieces of timber. 6 The master's house, known as Greatham Hall, a plain stone building of … of the parish church and to the south-east of the master's house. Having become ruinous, the old building was taken down …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Greenwich Palace The ranger of this park has a handsome house, formerly called the Queen's, or House of Delight, for … Hollar engraved a prospect of Greenwich for many miles, to London, &c. in two sheets, near a yard long, in 1637A … and even from France, for this purpose. The high road from London to Dover crosses this heath; and at the entrance of it …
A History of the County of Rutland
… a few only being thatched; several are in ruins. Greetham House is modern, the site of the old manor house is to the north-west of the church; to it in 1446 was … Methodist chapels. The ancient Greetham Inn is now a farm house. The Ram Jam Inn, a noted house of call on the west …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the late rector, concerning the tithes and parsonage house at Grendon, which, it was alleged, the defendant … ruinous, he rebuilt the dove-cot and retiled most of the house. Various other points emerge from the case, notably …
A History of the County of Northampton
… population in 1931 was 414. The Hall, formerly the manor-house, is on the north side of the village, near Nether End, … on the road to Wollaston. It is a 17th-century two-story house greatly altered in the 18th century, when the principal … parish. The endowment is now represented by 178 3 s. 4 d. London County 3% Consolidated Stock held by the Official …