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A History of the County of Oxford
… from Hordley to Glympton, which formed part of the main London-Worcester road in the 17th century; the roads were … rectangle of streets below the church and former rectory house (Wootton Place) which stand on the hill top. The … Castle inn, presumably built to serve travellers on the London-Worcester road, pre-dates the turnpike: it bears the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… high ground beyond this dip Gilbert Basset built his great house of Vastern in the 13th century. Numerous wells and … although it had been filled in. The railway line from London to Bristol was constructed through the parish in 1841. … by his brother Fulk, then Dean of York and later Bishop of London, and Fulk was succeeded by another brother Philip. 77 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… in Manydown on condition that certain rooms in the manor-house were reserved for himself and his wife, and that he was … acres of plantations, is Manydown, a large irregular brick house which retains at least the original plan and traces of … might more easily be conveyed to the upper rooms. The house is built round a square court, still called Cheyney …
A History of the County of Warwick
… incorporating parts of an earlier, probably Elizabethan, house. Outbuildings behind the house are possibly the remains of the earlier manor-house. The Manor Farm, at the north end of the village, is …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Cannon, of Deal, Who are the present owners of it. The house, called the Downes house, is the courtlodge, but no court has been held for many …
A History of the County of Warwick
… contains a number of pleasant stone cottages, but the only house of any antiquity is the Manor House. The part of … and that he specialized in fattening cattle for the London market, which would be impossible if his ground had to … to John Hulson and Bartholomew Brokesby, citizens of London. 67 They probably sold to Sir John Spencer, who …
A History of the County of Hertford
… river and parallel with it is the main road leading from London to Hoddesdon. The parish is 946 acres in area, and the … Bury Park, about half a mile off the high road from London to Hoddesdon. It now consists of the church and Wormley Bury, the Manor House, the seat of Mr. Henry North Grant Bushby, J.P. (built …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… in marriage to Sir Nicholas Wotton, twice lord-mayor of London. His son Nicholas Wotton, esq. alienated this manor, … down to Sir Charles Sedley, of St. Giles's in the Fields, London, great-grandson of Richard Sedley, younger brother of … to the president and governors of Christ's hospital, in London, for the benefit of that charity, part of the revenues …
A History of the County of Surrey
… is lower Bagshot sand. To the south the parish is on the London Clay, and to the east there is alluvium of the Wey … and Aldershot road passes through it, and the main London and South-Western Railway line from London to … date, and on the west side of the green a red brick house of the same period with slight ornament in the form of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… an area of 13,331 acres. The main road from Brighton to London runs up the western border of the parish, and the … and then rises towards the Forest. Worth Forest and Old House Warren lie on the east side of the railway line and … of Tinsley Green, between the main line and the road to London. There are Countess of Huntingdon chapels at …