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A History of the County of Stafford
… built a chapel dedicated to St. Andrew on an island in the Trent called Andresey, an Old English name meaning … She departed for Ireland, leaving Andresey in the care of two female companions, and died, but her body was brought … of the guild and a steward, who was also styled 'the warden of the pyx' of the borough of Burton. 19 The guild …
A History of the County of Stafford
… General history Although there was prehistoric activity in the Burton area and a Roman road ran through the later … A minster church was refounded as a monastery at the turn of the 11th century, and in the late 12th century the abbey … meeting of local godly clergy was held in the town; godly standards of moral discipline were probably also enforced, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Burton-upon-Trent Growth of settlement Growth of settlement Burton town lies on the west side of the river Trent, its long High Street … health). Inf. from assoc.'s Burton office. Plaque on warden's office. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Burton-upon-Trent Local government Local government In the Middle Ages Burton was governed through a manor court … tenants in Burton itself and in the outlying settlements of Branston, Horninglow, Stapenhill, Stretton, and Winshill, … income from former guild land, which was managed by 'the warden of the pyx' of Burton borough and amounted to 38s. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Public services WATER SUPPLY Medieval Pipes The town may have had a piped water supply by the mid 13th … in a Burton charter, was possibly a maker or supervisor of a conduit. 10 There was probably a conduit in the market … History, ed. D. Stacey (Burton, 1987), 115-16. Plaque on warden's office. Stuart, County Borough, ii. 278-80, 284. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Social and cultural activities SPORT Blood Sports The town crier announced a bull baiting in 1792. Baiting … in the late 18th century by William Sketchley, the author of The Cocker, a manual on game cocks, 13 and mains of cocks were held during race week in the 1820s. 14 The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… cTL 56 S.E., dTL 66 N.W., eTL 66 S.W.) (Figs. 24 and 25) The parish, roughly L-shaped, covers nearly 7000 acres approximately N.W. of Newmarket. The S.E. part is entirely on the chalk and … (70) (71), for example, may be due to repair. Different standards of craftsmanship may be detected in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Burwell BURWELL The parish of Burwell 1 lies by the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk … boundary, almost four miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Newmarket and ten (16 km.) north-east of Cambridge. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Burwell Churches CHURCHES. From the 12th century until after 1550 Burwell had two churches in use, standing close together near the south end of the village street. St. Andrew's on the east was … a vicarage. In the mid 12th century the advowson of St. Andrew's church belonged to Robert son of Humphrey. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Burwell Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the Ramsey abbey manor comprised 10¼ hides, of which a third was in demesne, out of the 15¼ hides assessed in the vill; it included 16 of the …