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A History of the County of Buckingham
… family. It is at present the residence of Mrs. Denchfield. Leland tells us that in his time at Burston 'Mr. Leigh hath a … the church expenses. Statistics from Bd. of Agric. (1905). Leland, Itin. (ed. 2), iv, 191 b. Com. Pleas D. Enr. Hil. 37 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… sepulchres of men of war' at Avebury were noticed by John Leland c. 1540, 27 serious interest in the archaeological … P.R.O., E 134/40 & 41 Eliz. I Mich./7; W.R.O. 212A/31/4. Leland, Itin. ed. Toulmin Smith, v. 81. W.A.M. iv. 31013. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… and berith little Corne, but norisith many Bestes,' said Leland, 1 and an inhabitant described it later as 'very … chapels, and fairs are held on 10 March and 6 May. Leland describes Bishopdale thus: 'Bishops Dale . . . lying … the residence of Mr. Thomas Metcalfe, was described by Leland as a 'very goodly Howse,' 'in which 2 toures be very …
Magna Britannia
… is said to have built a castle at Barnstaple, of which, in Leland's time, "there were manifest ruins and a piece of the … persons. The Rev. George Thomson died in 1782. 29 Leland mentions four chapels at Barnstaple; St. … by the corporation as a warehouse. The fourth mentioned by Leland was probably the chapel of our Lady in the churchyard, …
A History of the County of Northampton
… should have a chantry in his chapel in Barnwell Castle. 4 Leland, in 1540, speaks of 'four strong towers, part of … chimneys, probably the successor of the house mentioned by Leland, on whose porch is a shield with the arms of Montagu …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Perrott (Dors.), his only known residence since 1535. 60 Leland makes no mention of a house though he came very near, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… There may have been a British settlement at Beckley, for Leland records a local tradition that a British saint … rot. 232. Lease in bundle no. 8, penes Capt. Henderson. J. Leland, Collectanea (Bodl. MS. Gen. Top. c 2, f. 369). V.C.H. … 50. Bodl. MS. Rolls Oxon. 158; Alexander, P.N. Oxon. 1623; Leland, Itin. ed. Toulmin Smith, v. 110. Bodl. MS. Rolls …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… from Board of Agriculture (1905). Dugdale, Mon. i, 210; Leland, Coll. i, 613. V.C.H. Hants, i, 471. Inq. p.m. 20 Edw. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… to. 5 It continued a ruin and is so described in 1378. 6 Leland about 1535 mentions the site as 'the diche and mines …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Fettiplace and Lenthall. The Bessels family, according to Leland, were men distinguished for feats of arms. He had seen … Lucring. Berks. Bucks. and Oxon. Arch. Journ. xiii 418. Leland mentions that the house was built of stone ( Itin. …