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A History of the County of Oxford
… early 16th century, when William Fermor built a new manor-house on another site, but the chapel in the castle yard was … of the family had been in the church and in trade in London. 84 Richard Aston was the lessee of Eynsham Abbey's … Sir Richard Knightley, 97 and to Robert Austen, grocer of London and the second husband of John Aston's sister Alice. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… found. The Rich family (see manor) are said to have had a house on the site of the palace pulled down in 1760. 3 The … from the plateau gravel and upheld in hollows in the London clay. Earley Court, the manor-house of Earley … in the parish on the Reading and Reigate branch, and the London and South Western Railway Company has running powers …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… The straggling hamlet of Avon, where are Avon Farm, London Farm and Avon Tyrrell Farm, lies to the west on the … Christchurch East. Hurn station, on the branch line of the London and South Western railway from Ringwood to … owner, Mr. Henry Francis Compton. 38 The reputed manor-house was standing about fifty years ago on the low ground …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… lies to the north of the village, which has the manor-house of Sotwell Farm at its western end and the site of its second manor-house at its eastern end. Midway between these is the church … a large recreation ground south of the village. The moated house at Sotwell Farm, 4 of which the back part is ancient, …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… 'has long since formed one large grazing farm and manor house with a single tenant,' there being no vestige of … 18th-century cottages, mostly refaced in brick. The manor-house of Chelmscott, the residence of Mr. F. T. Bagshawe, … be a 14th-century chapel, which belonged to an adjoining house, the home of the Lucys, now demolished. This chapel was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… approach to the village was removed in 1876. 7 The toll-house still remains. A number of 'private highways' were … to Banbury, completed in 1850, and the main Birmingham to London line, completed in 1910, 9 and the Oxford Canal, … for instance, six regiments of parliamentary troops from London were quartered there; and in 1641 Souldern was ordered …
A History of the County of Bedford
… lace is still carried on in the parish. Part of Colworth House grounds (Sharnbrook) extend into Souldrop. Souldrop was … of the original endowment of Melchbourne Preceptory, a house of the Knights Hospitallers, founded by Alice de …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Azure our Lady and the Child or. In 1830 the manor-house of South Damerham (West Park House) was attacked by the rioters against the introduction … the descent of the manor of Rockbourne (q.v.). The house of Mary Harris at Damerham was licensed in 1672 for …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in 1888 on a site given by …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… which leads eastward to the farm which was once the manor-house. At the junction is the village green, where stands the … in 1887. North of the village is Quarry Wood. Nevison House, a large farm, standing just outside the park on the …