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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Medieval trade and industry MEDIEVAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic importance of Wilton in the postConquest period attracted a number of Jews who … evidently became an important one, for Wilton was one of the 27 centres of the kingdom in which chests for the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… REPRESENTATION Two burgesses represented Wilton at the Parliament of 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the borough was regularly represented by two members until … Wilton in the Parliaments of 13045, 1309 and 131415, was a goldsmith, 3 Walter Colkyng, one of the parliamentary …
The Environs of London
… Wimbledon WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon … Sir Edward Cecil. Queen Henrietta Maria. General Lambert. It has been before observed, that in all the very … 18. It is probable that it was sold by him to General Lambert, who was lord of the manor in the year 1656 19. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 6 ins. aTL 35 S.W., bTL 35 S.E., cTL 34 N.W., dTL 34 N.E.) The parish of Wimpole, 2468 acres in extent, lies about 8 m. S.W. of Cambridge. It is bounded on the N. by the ancient track called Mare Way, on the W. by … includes a cup, alms-dish and flagon by the 'Hound sejant' goldsmith, and a paten and flagon in similar style, all c. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton WINCANTON The ancient parish of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the … in the 17th and 18th centuries included tanners, 62 a goldsmith, 63 a silversmith, 64 a gunsmith, 65 a carpenter …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, well placed on a river navigable by small craft to the foot of St. Giles Down, near but not too near the coast and served by ancient roads, was predestined for …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a rectangular parish of some 1,800 acres, lies across the valley of the South Winterborne 4 miles W. of Dorchester. It is … II, 776) and on the site is the late 18th-century Lambert vault. The church was restored in 1902. The church is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… LEVERINGTON Leverington is a large parish and village on the northwest of Wisbech. 1 The lay-out-a frontage upon the Ouse (later the Nene) … and has been imposed upon an earlier structure. Oliver Goldsmith is reputed to have written She stoops to conquer …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Castle CASTLE The castle, not mentioned in Domesday Book, is traditionally said to have been first built by William the Conqueror after the submission of Hereward. 27 It may … breaking out of the prison in 1291, and in 1315 Richard Lambert of Lynn, illegally imprisoned in Wisbech Castle, was …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Wigston, Wiston WIGSTON, WISTON. In Wiseton of the kings Soc of Oswaldebek belonging to Maunsfeild also, was one car. for the geld. 1 The land two car. seven sochm. seven vill. four … a young gentleman of this family, much esteemed by Gen. Lambert, was killed before Scarborough Castle, about the year …