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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wilton - Wimpole Wilton WILTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Hale, union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of … part of the Romsey and Salisbury branch of the London and Southampton railway, is also within the bounds of Wiltshire. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… that there were formerly twelve or more parish churches of Wilton, if accurate, must be taken to include not only the … but also its suburbs. The disappearance or total ruin of these churches generally precludes an accurate description … and the living was in the gift of the Prior of St. Denys, Southampton. 2 It was situated opposite to the Guildhall, 3 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Industry since c.1500 INDUSTRY SINCE c. 1500 The fortunes of Wilton which formerly had been built on a multiplicity of crafts and trading activities, gradually came to depend … with their own cloth, and exported overseas through Southampton, 9 it appears likely that the Wilton industry was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… MEDIEVAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic importance of Wilton in the postConquest period attracted a number of Jews who settled there; this Jewish community evidently … direct from the merchant vintners of Gascony either at Southampton or at Winchester and acknowledged their debts for …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 35 S.W., bTL 35 S.E., cTL 34 N.W., dTL 34 N.E.) The parish of Wimpole, 2468 acres in extent, lies about 8 m. S.W. of Cambridge. It is bounded on the N. by the ancient track … (d. 1875) with, S., 'The Origin of Music', and, N., 'The Triumph of Music'. Above the four pilasters of the crossing, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from … Buddlesgate, Winchester and N. divisions of the county of Southampton, of which it is the capital, 63 miles (S. W. by …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… St. John's Hospital and the Allied Charities. The history of St. John's Hospital in its religious capacity and after … until the year 1829 is given under the Religious Houses of Hampshire. 1 A new scheme of management was drawn up in … is duly applied. 3. Nathaniel Mill.For endowment see Southampton Municipal Charities. A sum of 17 s. 4 d. is …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Churches CHURCHES The church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW, near the remains of Hyde Abbey, consists of chancel 28 ft. 1 in. by 18 ft. 4 … Alward Street (patrons the Prior and convent of St. Denys, Southampton); St. Martin's, Gar Street; St. Martin's, Wood …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, well placed on a river navigable by small craft to the foot of St. Giles Down, near but not too near the coast and served … about in the fair and open fires were strictly forbidden. Southampton, which lay outside the seven-league limit, was …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (xiii cent. et seq.). Winchester lies in the valley of the Itchen, surrounded by chalk down-land. Roman roads … and the Itchen while navigable brought it into touch with Southampton, and so with the centres of continental trade. The present area of the city is 1,906 …