More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1902)
Malan, Alfred Henry, comp · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 266
a Weymouth pine ; for though the Weymouth pinewas introduced by the first Lord Weymouth from North America,the tree has the bad grace not to thrive here. And thus the road goes on, gradually trending downwards,till at last it emerges from the woods. And then, when stiffthorn-hedges and open fields… … RUFFORD ABBEY RUFFORD ABBEY BY LORD SAVILE THE Manor of Rufford was at the commencement of thetwelfth century the fee of Gilbert de Gaunt. This Gil-bert was a grandson of Gislebert de Gaunt, a nephew ofWilliam the Conqueror, and his name appears on the roll of Bat-tle Abbey. Gilbert married Roesia,…
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