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A History of the County of Somerset
… 1 It is over 6 miles from the Eighteen Feet Rhine in King's Sedgemoor in the north-west to Catsgore in the south-east, … are the limits of Somerton on King's Sedgemoor, suggested c. 1625 3 but not finally defined until inclosure of the … 598 The oldest piece of plate is a cup and cover by 'I.P.' dated 1573. There is a set of cup, paten, flagon, and …
A History of the County of Essex
… It was restored and converted into flats by the G.L.C. in 1966. 13 Great Mollands and Grange Farm, in the south … Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, in 1372. The last earl's daughter, Eleanor (d. 1399) married Thomas of Woodstock (d. … specified. C. Harrold, Discovering Thurrock, 22. See p. 121. E.R.O., Q/SO 24, ff. 551, 599. Pigot's Dir. Essex …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in 851, and the derivation of the place-name as 'Wicga's hill' is at variance with the gentle contours. 15 Bridge … carrying the Foss, was referred to as the 'old bridge' in c. 1206, 29 and gave its name to the hamlet there. The 'fair … trustees sold the property in 1909. 295 In 1919 Capt. C. P. L. Firth (d. 1955) acquired the estate from Col. A. …
A History of the County of Essex
… Hatch and running south-east, formed part of South Weald's ancient boundary with Doddinghurst to the north-east. … 11 The parish church in Weald Road, which existed by c. 1150, became the village centre. About 800 m. south of the … to c. 1886 Rochetts was the residence of Octavius Coope, M.P., another partner in the Romford brewery. 56 During the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… with a so-called Iron Age camp known in 1578 as 'dead man's burial', 13 Catford, and Escott suggest the early … and the Rose and Crown at Coleford Water. The last closed c. 1840. 69 The Swan closed c. 1912 70 and only the White … was deprived in 1554 and replaced by James Bonde, S.T.P., a canon of Wells and later archdeacon of Bath. 414 Lokton …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its north-western boundary, and Trutts brook and Wellham's brook bound the parish on the north-east. Its southern … century the London-Exeter coach road. 15 There was a plan c. 1822 to adopt a narrow strip of land parallel to and west … 17756 (photocopy in S.R.O., T/PH/dcl). See map, p. 236. Ibid. Bonnies Lane was known as Stone Lane in 1776; …
A History of the County of Somerset
… points of 180 ft. on the Yeovil road and 167 ft. at Perren's hill are formed of Pennard sands. Further south the land … had also been a North field, but it measured only 1 a. by c. 1580. West field, immediately to the west of the village, … tithe award. This article was completed in 1968. See p. 231. Census, 1961; Somerset ( Parishes in the Rural …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the pound, the Second Poor house, and a carpenter's shop with Methodist chapel above it. 18 Buildings along the … by 'Farmer' Snook; 106 Dr. Drummond owned it by 1780 until c. 1810, when he was succeeded by the Palmer family, who … Robert Taunton (d. 1796) and then by his grandson W. L. T. P. Taunton (d. 1850). 114 The latter left as his heirs two …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rebuilt after the Second World War. A small harbour, begun c. 1835, 31 was built to import coal for the estate. 32 The … the fee to an unknown tenant before the end of Henry I's reign. 38 By 1166 it was held of William (III) de Mohun (d. … corner of the churchyard, and was sold to Sir Peregrine F.P. Acland in 1843. 190 By 1530 the church had a light of St. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… situated one' as Rawlinson noted. 5 William Burgess's estate map, drawn in 1700 for Sir Thomas Tipping, then lord … south were a bowling green, wilderness, warren, walks, &c. The whole covered 29 acres. 11 In the middle of this … and Dame Elizabeth. There is an elaborate monument by P. Scheemakers to John Rudge, M.P. (d. 1739/40), merchant of …