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A History of the County of Stafford
… area. 74 It is mostly pasture, and occupies the north-east corner of Staffordshire, marching with Cheshire and … in the early 13th century, when Hugh's grandfather owned a park in Quarnford. 23 Hugh Despenser was executed in 1326, … a member of the earl of Chester's household, created a park there. In Peter's time the park was not fenced but was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… there was a house called Black Brook in the south-west corner of the township beside a tributary of the river Hamps. … of what may be 19th-century stocks survived in 1994 at the corner of the Longnor road and School Lane. There was a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Clay between 85 m. and 125 m. above OD but the higher S.E. corner is on Northampton Sand and part of the W. is overlaid … part of the present parish is occupied by the landscaped park of Althorp House, the home of the Spencer family since … associated with the various stages of landscaping the park (2). Medieval and Later b(1) Deserted village of Althorp …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… string-course. The embattled parapet has crocketed corner finials which were restored in the 19th century. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… opposite bank of the river are the magnificent mansion and park of the Earl of Shrewsbury. The parish contains between …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and the Downs (over 300 a.) in the parish's north-east corner. Residual common rights were noted in Pitlands closes, … the only large owner-occupiers were the Kirbys of Park Farm, whose estate, made up of smaller farms acquired …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an area called Ruxhill, later in Alvescot's south-western corner; possibly the boundary there and at Batesland was … the common's eastern edge was marked by the lane to Park Farm and Lower End (later renamed West View), and its … the site of earlier cottages; a Quaker chapel built near Park Farm in 1708 was demolished about 1811. 111 Such new …
A History of the County of Oxford
… built' in 1681, was mentioned in 1723 but not later. 88 Park and Rectory Farms Farms and estates acquired by various … and 260 acres. 89 The larger part, including Rectory and Park farms, passed after his death to members of the Godwin … Rectory farm to the Neates, then lords of Alvescot. 90 Park Farm, on the edge of the former green near Lower End, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 17th century and early 18th was supported by the Kirbys of Park Farm, but declined, like the associated Witney group, in … Kirby family, who seem to have hosted meetings probably at Park Farm. 104 In 1701 the meeting was temporarily moved to … in 1708, however, a meeting house was built near Park Farm on land given by Walter Kirby (d. c. 1719), some 10 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… boundary across to the north-east boundary east of Park Farm, was for long woodland and commonable waste. About … of the inclosed land, lying north and east of the later Park Farm, 26 formed a deer park, surrounded with palings, in … brook north-east of Clanna and in the steep north-east corner of the parish, were also planted. 33 The latter area, …