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A History of the County of Oxford
… outline that which continued for the next two hundred and fifty years, until the break-up of the estate in the 15th and 16th centuries. 1 The bishop governed the estate through … castleguard, the borough, with its three-weekly portmoot and also a manorial court, and finally a number of estates …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (Bucks.), one of the petitioners for the first charter, and he was succeeded by his brother John. 2 Sir Francis … Hanwell was member for most of the reign of Elizabeth I, 4 and a Cope of Hanwell or a Fiennes of Broughton (or one of … charity, endowed the Blue Coat school, and gave a bell to the new church in 1820. 29 A good deal of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… (North) Banff BANFF, a sea-port, burgh, market-town, and parish, in the county of Banff, of which it is the chief … its name from the district in which it is situated, and which obtained the appellation of Boyn from the Gaelic, … 1254 persons; it was erected at a cost of 2790, and the bell, which has a very fine tone, was the gift of Robert …
Survey of London
… the Gunne, the Castle, the Crane, the Cardinals Hatte, the Bell, the Swanne, etc." The position of some of these is … comes from the word formerly current both in this country and in Scandinavia for a stove or heated room. On the other … word was used in the mediaeval period for a fish pond, and there were a number of fish ponds in the "Pike Gardens" …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W. of Braintree. The Church is the principal monument, and was formerly a chapel of Great Bardfield. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul stands near the middle of the parish. The walls … windows, similar to the others and facing S. and W. The bell-chamber has four windows facing N., S., E. and W., and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the townships of Bardsey-withRigton, Wothersome, and part of Wike, 469 inhabitants, of whom 364 are in the … stone for building, in which are found many fossils; and abounds with pleasing scenery. The village is situated in … turret at one of the angles. It is called the Fire-bell gate, from its having anciently contained the curfew. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… the N. end of the village. The walls are of pebbles and miscellaneous Weldon and Ketton stone except the S. wall of the nave which is of … of the N. aisle were re-built in the last century and a bell-turret re-built on the W. gable. The church was again …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. (a)lxxiii. S.E. (b)lxxiv. S.W.) Barking is a parish and suburb of London on the Roding river, adjoining East Ham … E. The church, the remains of the Abbey, the Court House and Eastbury House are the principal monuments. Roman a(1). … S. and W. walls are windows, all modern externally. The bell-chamber has in each wall a window, modern externally. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… dressings. In the walls of the tower the flints are uncut and mixed with water-worn pebbles, both, in patches, being … are of early 12th-century date. The Nave has been enlarged and there is nothing to show its original date; the earliest … century and was widened c. 1340. In the 15th century a new bell-chamber was added to the tower, and in the 16th century …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… dressings are of various limestones, the roofs are tiled and the spire boarded. The S. wall of the Nave is possibly of the 12th century as indicated by its thickness and the rear-arch of the S. doorway. The Chancel was … of the second stage have each a single pointed light. The bell-chamber has in each wall a window of two trefoiled …