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A History of the County of Hampshire
… in the north-eastern part of Hampshire, 33 miles from London and 2 miles north-west from Blackwater Station, on the … the parish, and the village lies to the north. The manor-house is at the east end of the village near the church. It … 1 mile from Farnborough Station, on the main line of the London and South Western Railway. Cove Brook flows from south …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… R.A., is the residence of Mrs. Waterhouse, the manor-house is occupied by Miss Godley, Craston's Orchard by Mr. Paul Waterhouse, Everington House by Sir Arthur William Rcker, F.R.S., and the Grange is … his third wife, Anne daughter of John Horne, alderman of London, and widow of Sir John Harcourt, he had one son and …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… on either side of the road from Sandown and the small farm-house of Little Yaverland. The road rises gradually from the … and about 100 yards further on passes the church and manor-house, which here make a most picturesque grouping, and joins … gules charged with a leopard's head or. Yaverland Manor-house and Church The manor-house is, with the exception of …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… follows the western boundary, and the main line of the London and North Eastern Railway runs nearly parallel to it, … was made. 9 There are remains of ditches at the Manor House. 10 In the village there is a public hall for meetings. … own possession and he granted it in 1628 to the City of London. 29 In 1632 the City sold it to Heneage Proby, 30 who …
A History of the County of Bedford
… the west of the village. Opposite is the rectory, an old house with tiled roof, dating partly from the 17th century, … church. 68 In 1640 John Pocklington appeared before the House of Lords on a charge of 'idolatry, superstition, and …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… fittings still remain. A 17th-century barn belongs to the house, and the stables are of the same date but have been … the south side is Top Farm, a 17th-century timber-framed house with overhanging story on the west front. A great part … 20 and from them Greys Manor passed to John Gostwicke of London in the same year. 21 It was immediately sold by John …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a complex of several acres both north and south of the London road. 7 The road pattern, like the tenurial, reflects … was constructed. Yeovilton village lay on a loop from the London road, part of which, Pyle Lane, formed the boundary … incorporates many features of a substantial 17th-century house, some of which appear to be in situ, and there are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… impedes the navigation of the river. There was a custom-house, but the business has been transferred to Chester. An … patron, the Rev. W. Walter; net income, 635, with a glebe-house. The church has an enriched Norman door. Bableigh, in … which the abbess Edelhild presided. The parish is on the London and Louth road, and comprises 920 a. 3 r., of which …
Survey of London
… the years of Benjamin Wyatt's remodelling of Londonderry House and of Apsley House (the latter strictly in … to recommend its situation as 'one of the most recherch in London, enjoying the Varied Scenery of the Park, the distant … north in 18679 (Plate 72a). In both fact and fiction, no London address was so sought after during the mid-Victorian …
Survey of London
… 6 who later purchased other parts of the Cleveland House estate. There are several references to John Rossington … with John Henry Merttins. 14 Merttins was the owner of the house at the end of Park Place (No. 6, in the parish of St. … feet six inches wide was left on the south side of the new house for the private use of the residents of Park Place. The …