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Há 4 dias · Burfield (xvi to xviii cent.). The parish of Burghfield contains 4,309 acres of land, of which 1,660 acres are arable, 1,940 acres permanent pasture and 163 acres woods and plantations. (fn. 1) The land lies low in the valley of the Kennet, at an average altitude of a little over 100ft. above the ordnance datum, rising in the south-west to a ...
Há 22 horas · Sutton Courtney (xv. cent.) This parish, which formerly gave its name to the hundred, contains the township of Sutton Wick and the chapelry of Appleford. (fn. 1) Sutton Wick (Wik, le Wyke, xiii cent.; Weeke, xvi–xvii cent.) includes the hamlets of Upper Wick, Lower Wick and Oday or Ody Hill (Odie, xvii cent.).
31 de mai. de 2024 · Coleshill House, on the south-east side of the village, was built in 1650 by Sir George Pratt, and is one of Inigo Jones's best-known works. (fn. 4) The building is of two stories above a rusticated basement, with hipped roof surmounted by a balustrade and cupola.
Há 22 horas · EDITORIAL NOTE. The Editors desire particularly to express their thanks to Mr. C. E. Keyser, M.A., F.S.A., for permission to make a selection from his valuable collection of photographs of Berkshire churches for reproduction in this volume and for reading the proofs of Aldermaston and the neighbourhood; to the Rev. J. E. Field, M.A., for his ...
Há 6 dias · In 1226 Henry III granted to the church of All Saints of Binfield a piece of ground for making a courtyard. (fn. 50) In 1347 the abbot paid £20 for a licence to appropriate the church. (fn. 51) At the Dissolution, however, the living appears to have been a rectory, (fn. 52) as it still remains.
Há 1 dia · Harleyghe, Herleya, Hurle, Hertley, Hurleg, Hurlye (xiii cent.). The parish of Hurley covers an area of 4,159 acres, of which 1,482 are arable land, 1,600 permanent grass and 362 woods and plantations. (fn. 1) Great changes have taken place in the constitution of the parish during the last three centuries.
Há 4 dias · BRAY with the BOROUGH OF MAIDENHEAD. The parish of Bray, containing 7,820 acres, of which 2,208 are arable land, 4,690 under permanent grass and 492 woodland, (fn. 1) lies between Maidenhead and Windsor. The subsoil is Reading and London clay, but Maidenhead stands on the chalk. The village of Bray is close to the river, and the road which ...
