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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land, comprising the 30 acres mentioned in Dugdale's Warwickshire as the Park, is the property of Thos. Hutton, … and the head of a union, in the hundred of Offlow South, S. division of the county of Stafford, situated about 6 miles … the oldest iron-work in the parish; it is mentioned by Dr. Wilkes in his View of Staffordshire, in 1735, and was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… a cotton mill he had opened at Bond End. 1 Known as Peel's Cut, it survived until the late 1960s when it was filled … in the earlier 13th century and in 1544 23 and Robin Hood's ford in 1546. 24 Ferry William 'le schipmon' of Stapenhill … Birmingham iron master, Robert Palmer of Burton and Joseph Wilkes of Overseal (Leics.), cheesefactors, and William Wyatt …
A History of the County of Stafford
… value of the manor had increased from £3 in 1066 to £3 10 s. in 1086. 9 The outlying townships in the parish were … of Burton malt, which the Staffordshire antiquary, Richard Wilkes, claimed in the 1730s was 'much esteemed for its … the malt, indeed, was 'a standard to try all other by'. Wilkes also noted that Burton ale was then being exported to …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Trent called Andresey, an Old English name meaning 'Andrew's isle', and to have dwelt there as an anchoress. She … record of Modwen, conflated his subject with both Modwen's legend at Burton and that of Darerca, a southern Scottish … brother Francis Smith of Warwick. 1 In the 1730s Richard Wilkes, a Staffordshire antiquary, described the church as …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in the river Trent near the parish church means 'Andrew's isle' and refers to a church there dedicated to St. Andrew, known to be one of Wilfrid's favoured saints. Andresey came to be associated with the … 4 Writing in the 1730s the Staffordshire antiquary Richard Wilkes remarked that the navigation was of 'infinite service' …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… 1567-1585. Coll. 25 June 1567 (G/l/8 f. 153) or instit, s.d. (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). D. by 12 Feb. 1585 (Lamb., Reg. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… may also have acquired an overlordship of Plaish. 7 Lydley's early connexions were with Condover hundred 8 and so probably with Lichfield diocese, 9 as were Plaish's, which, in the later 10th century (when it included Broome … owners of Broome are unknown, 42 but c. 1630 Francis Wilkes held land there of Harcourt Leighton 'as of his manor …
Old and New London
… Sam," the Royal PorterCarlton House from a Foreigner's Point of ViewA Secret ConclaveThe Miniature Court of … previous chapter, the north side of the Mall, in St. James's Park, is nearly all occupied by the lofty mansions of … had contested the representation of Middlesex against John Wilkes:"In 1812, soon after the restrictions imposed by …
Calendar, Committee for Compounding
… No. or p. Begs to compound for being in Oxford when a King's garrison, though never in arms nor sequestered; his estate … summoned to prove his information that they belong to John Wilkes, Papist, and are sequestered. 127 141 240 721 733 378 … of the proceedings of the Surrey Committee concerning Wilkes' estate. 25 240 53 140 4 Oct. The County Committee of …
Calendar, Committee for Compounding
… of Commons given, of 24 October, that the 3,155 l. 15 s. 10 d. payable to Francis, Lord Willoughby, by the … it to this Committee to consider the 3,155 l. 15 s. 10 d. ordered to Lord Willoughby of Parham,that Mr. … 38 39 25 Dec. 1649. Parliament order that Lord Willoughby's estate be sequestered, and 1/5 allowed for maintenance of …