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A History of the County of Gloucester
… to be to the enclosure round the large site of the manor-house at the southern end of the village. The site was … at some time by one further west. Except for the manor-house and one cottage, the houses of the village are all of … Nicholas may have been connected with Edward Smithsend, of London, who after 1790 claimed the estate as heir male under …
A History of the County of Surrey
… conifers, rhododendrons, and other trees. The roads from London to Chertsey and from London to Guildford pass through the parish, which is … of Silvermere, was a round barrow, removed when the house was built about 1830. In it were three cinerary …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Heath, about a mile west of the road from Reigate to London, and half a mile east of the pool called Pintmere … is a well, now dry and mostly filled up, with no modern house near it, which may belong to the same period of … mended by the parish in 1835. Frith Farm, a 17th-century house with a park, is the seat of Mr. W. Stebbing. Street …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in the area of the church, north of which lay the manor-house. Immediately south and SE. lies Lower Wambrook, known … the latter sold the manor to Henry and George Drake of London to finance the building of Wollaton Hall (Notts.). 50 … for sale in 1768, when they passed to Sir Richard Glyn of London, Bt. Mary, the second daughter, married Robert Wadham …
A History of the County of Surrey
… in Wanborough, and a further distance north on to the London Clay. The small hamlet of Wanborough lies on the north … in whose honour the church is dedicated. 25 The manor house, a fine old gabled house near the church, is now the seat of Sir Algernon West, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 30 The chapel of St. Ambrose, probably attached to the house, has left traces in a field called 'Ambrose', which has … Sharpe Pocklington sold the manor to John Strange, of London, and in 1809 Strange sold it to James Bradford of … the rectory house and 4 oxgangs of land to John Stanton of London. 137 The chapter recovered the property at the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… part of the stream is crossed by the main line of the London and SouthWestern railway, which runs north-east from … 5 and Wandsworth Common, 6 now under the control of the London County Council stretch along the western side of this … is the Royal Hospital for Incurables, which occupies the house which belonged to a Hamburg merchant, Mr. Rcker, in the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… a century. 15 The remains are in the garden of Winslow House in Newbury Street. A town hall in which the manor … Holworthy, who had directed that lands within 50 miles of London should be purchased for the use of Daniel Holworthy … in 1497 to Bartholomew Reed, citizen and goldsmith of London. 205 Bartholomew died in possession in 1505, having …
A History of the County of Warwick
… no licensed alehouse till 1642; 2 there is now no public house here. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, built in 1849 … was drowned. 4 Sir Robert Viner (163188), Lord Mayor of London, was a member of an Eathorpe family, being third son … between the Burnabys and Thomas Parpoynt, clothworker of London. Feet of F. Warw. Hil. 38 Hen. VIII. Ibid. Trin. 26 …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… village and adjoining it to the north-west is the Manor House, now the residence of Mr. G. L. Ekins, J.P. It is an … the manor to Sir John Leman, kt., citizen and alderman of London, to Robert Leman, and William Leman, son of Sir John's … a member of the Fishmongers' Company, and Lord Mayor of London, 161617. He was the son of John Leman of Beccles in …