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A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he … of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a … until 1809. 70 The Woodstock Florists' and Horticultural Society, founded in 1825, held annual shows recorded until …
A History of the County of Oxford
… TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out … as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Protestant nonconformity Protestant Nonconformity The Presbyterian Thomas Whateley preached at Woodstock in the … 55 and in 1672 Edward Miles and William Metcalfe applied for meeting-house licences. Edward Wilsden was presented in … the morning and 130 in the evening. 72 Soon afterwards the society was split by the secession of Wesleyan Reformers; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wookey (St. Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of … books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, and the vicarial for 299. 5.; the glebe comprises 5 … on extensively. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, and Unitarians. Wooler (St. Mary) WOOLER …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some … mason's rejected stone fragment with incised liningout for cusped window(?) head and spandrel. Loose in N. aisle, … and a grant from the Incorporated Church Building Society. Communion Rails: with plain octagonal balusters, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… EDUCATION. Margaret Clayton established a charity in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity funds in 1683. 99 In 1781 the vestry resolved to … charity 3 and in 1846 a grant of £30 from the National Society. 4 In 1818 there were 120 children, 5 but in 1825 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the River Severn to the high ground of Tidenham Chase. The … 5 The northern boundary followed the brook at Brockweir for almost a mile and then ran eastwards along the 600-ft. … before 1863 and surviving until c. 1908. 97 A Friendly Society was registered in 1834 and an Independent Benevolent …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. … of two holding ponds built like the river to provide water for the Royal Ordnance Factory in Puriton parish. 10 The … SOCIAL LIFE The Polden Hill and Woolavington Friendly Society, founded 1854, and in the early 20th century the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woothorpe - Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of … acres. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, well adapted for wheat; the surface is varied, but in no part attains to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of … ground, they spread themselves over the open country, for the sake of pillage; and the garrison, taking advantage … library is attached, in 1815; there is also a society for the encouragement and improvement of native …