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The Environs of London
… called Epping Forest) is in this parish. The soil is for the most part a strong loam. Land-tax. This parish pays … and his heirs 4; which seems not to have been valid; for it appears that Sir John Lyon, Alderman of London, to … VI. soon after his accession to the crown, in exchange for other lands 5. The King immediately granted it to Edward …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… across the river. It appears that Upper Woodford has for long been the largest of the three villages. The houses … 1863. 37 In 1226 the manor was granted to William Harpeham for life, for the yearly rent of one pound of incense. 38 The … streams. Efforts had constantly to be made to conserve or control the waters. A particularly high flood in 1823 …
A History of the County of Essex
… still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … brought Woodford within the range of middle class city workers. Streets of houses built for them, and later ribbon … was begun in 1828, 135 and by 1863 there was a literary institute, which seems to have closed by 1870. 136 Woodford …
A History of the County of Essex
… a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … with the lordship of the manor until 1898, 4 except for occasional turns. Thus, for example, Sir Thomas More … until its purchase by the New Apostolic church. An institute was added in 1920. In 1930 Ray Lodge Congregational …
A History of the County of Sussex
… with his own money 'to make it of a doghole a habitation for a man'. 94 Between 1711 and 1724 it was again 'beautified … in the 1670s, the churchwardens presenting him in 1679 for, among other things, not wearing canonical habit, not … in 1678 he had it demolished; as a result he was arrested for trespass and indicted at the assizes by her son Jacob. In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… listed them annually with its other rents. Rentals survive for 1598, 1602, 1609-18, 1652, 1654, 1684, and for most years … the sign of the Three goats' Heads, symbol of leather workers, by which it was known in the late 17th century and … the corner block was occupied by the Woodstock Literary Institute, 50 perhaps from its foundation in 1852 when the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… with Bladon parishioners over Woodstock's responsibility for repairs to Bladon church and churchyard, 37 presumably … of Woodstock were licensed to hold lands in mortmain for the maintenance of the chapel and a chaplain, 43 the … and royal servant who shared with his brother Richard the control of Woodstock manor and park, 58 left property in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a chapman, a harper, and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 … (d. 1488), a royal servant who shared with his brother the control of Woodstock manor, had commercial interests in … from guild regulations and easier access to rural out-workers may have helped gloving there, although it is not …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The … although a keen educationist frustrated in his plans for a National school, observed in 1815 that 'a religious and … town was almost uniquely lacking in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 …
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 … mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The Woodstock Literary Institute, at first called the Mechanics' Institute, was established c. 1852 with 60 subscribers and a …