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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (9777) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 97 NE, bSY 98 SE) Worth Matravers, a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the … Matravers. In the N. of the parish the limestone ends in a steep scarp below which is the wooded valley of the E. … pattern is one of many small hamlets and farms, each with a more or less rectangular area of land, the boundaries of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Churches CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was … 79 After at least two unsuccessful attempts to build a chapel of ease to Broadwater 80 an Act of 1809 appointed … and controversy with the rector of Broadwater and the vicars of Christ Church and Holy Trinity, the promoters of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… streets. 34 There is some archaeological evidence for a settlement at the south end of High Street between the 13th … surviving houses there were of the early 19th century: a small group on the east side and one larger house in Upper … 'shops' were recorded in the 18th century, as well as a building said to be a former court-house. 37 There may also …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 14 The Royal Hotel, designed by J. B. Rebecca, 15 with a facade with Ionic columns and pilasters, was destroyed by … resort; there was an orchestra and an organ by 1811, and a master of ceremonies c. 1813. 19 Worthing's original … replaced by the Steyne, 20 modelled on that at Brighton. A band played there during the 1812 season. 21 The Steyne was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribby. WREA, Lancashire.See Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, … of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 86; patrons and … has been rebuilt, at the expense (with the exception of a small donation from the Dean and Chapter) of Miss Losh, who …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardinew WROCKWARDINE Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern … the deserted settlement and former township of Nash. 84 A detached township of the ancient parish, Wrockwardine Wood, … of the parish and of Charlton township partly follows a stream. To the south the parish boundary largely follows …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyham Wrockwardine (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of … five miles distant from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; … is beautifully situated on elevated ground commanding a fine prospect over the surrounding country, embracing the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… as part of Wellington rural sanitary district, becoming a ward of Oakengates urban district on its creation in 1898. … by the Lilleshall Co. It opened in 1873 but by 1879 a smaller, eight-bed building in Albion Street had been … Joshua Gilpin, vicar of Wrockwardine 1782- 1828 22 and a friend of John Fletcher, the Methodist vicar of Madeley, to …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Wood Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. A Wesleyan Methodist society associated with John Fletcher, … were meeting at the Nabb in 1813, and by 1815 there was a chapel there. 50 On Census Sunday 1851 afternoon service … was established at Oakengates in 1821. In 1823 it became a circuit centre and the first circuit chapel was built at …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… made between 1616 and 1657 totalling £60 were used to buy a field called Tiddicross, of which the rent was distributed … Pemberton improved the land's value in 1670 by building a house and barn on it. The parish workhouse was built on the … In 1830 the charity's income was raised to £8, closer to a realistic rent. 92 In 1907 it was £35 a year, from the four …