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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1279 Godstow abbey had view of frankpledge in Wolvercote, and the royal bailiff had entry into the manor only by the king's writ. The abbey also had rights of toll, pleas and perquisites of court, infangthief and outfangthief, … 3 Wolvercote was included in the Woodstock poor law union in 1834, and the Woodstock rural district from 1894 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 … WOMBOURN ( St. Benedict), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the hundred, of Seisdon, S. division of … Wolverhampton; containing, with the liberties of Orton and Swindon, 1808 inhabitants, of whom 1220 are in the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge and Priorslee was probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were … early 1900s. 68 The closure meant that the furnace's waste gas could no longer be burnt off to provide steam power to … had a reputation as a good pig market, and industrial workers sold their pigs direct to the pork butchers. About …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In 1693 Robert Bromhall, LL. D., was licensed as deacon and schoolmaster in the parish. 49 By 1833 20 boys and 21 girls were attending two private day schools, 30 boys … they did not exceed 2 d.: J. McFall, 'Educ. in Madeley Union of Salop. in 19th Cent.' (Keele Univ. M.A. (Educ.) …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge court baron survive from 1697, 1708, 1711, 1717, and 1747, the matters dealt with being mainly agricultural. … 1817, having doubled since 1816. The number of immigrant workers in Wombridge led to numerous settlement disputes. 19 Wombridge was included in Wellington poor-law union 1836-1930, and in 1838 the appointment of an assistant …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Public services PUBLIC SERVICES. A gas works was built west of New Street in 1849 by William … (d. 1863). 32 It was sold in 1864 to the Oakengates and St. George's Gas and Water Co. Ltd., 33 which was in turn bought by the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WOODCHESTER ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Stroud, hundred of Longtree, E. division of the … the antiquities that have been found are, foundations and ruins of buildings, fragments of statues, stags' horns, … of the Lower Empire, a coin of Adrian, one of Lucilla, and a noble tessellated pavement, of which an engraving was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The lord of the manor had right of gallows, pillory, and tumbril in the late 13th century 39 and in the early 15th century received the profits of view of … 49 In 1836 Woodchester became part of Stroud poor-law union, 50 and in 1972 was part of Stroud rural district. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the road forming the parish boundary between Woodditton and Exning (Suff.). 9 Until the 19th century Woodditton's … Newmarket was separated from its parent parishes of Exning and Woodditton by stages: All Saints was created as a … harvest celebrations, then called 'hawkies', for their workers. 12 The parish was late for the area in acquiring a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the centre of the parish, between heath in the north-west and closes and woods in the south-east. The three principal manors had … 1893, and 1901. 80 By 1961 there was 'quite an exodus' of workers travelling each day into Newmarket and by company …