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The Environs of London
… of religious houses 2, and, in 1546, was granted to John Lyon 3. The next year there was a grant of this manor to Sir … free from the payment of the same, when they came to God's board, might say a Pater noster and an Ave for his soul, … James II. 1715; and Rowland Beresford, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, 1719. In the south aisle are the monuments of Drigue …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… includes buildings on each side of the road at Druid's Lodge, in the extreme north-west of the parish. In 1951 the … a 'chapel' and may have been the site of the former bishop's residence, pulled down in the early 16th century. 13 Avon … parish, the 'Wheatsheaf' in Lower Woodford and the Bridge Inn in Upper Woodford. The 'Wheatsheaf', probably an …
A History of the County of Essex
… paid a money rent 8 and sent one man to work in the lord's meadow at hay-time and two or three men to the boon works, … that the water pent up for Sir Bernard Whetstone's mill flooded the highway. 24 By 1635 the mill had been … artificial slate, was demolished before 1811. 38 Sir James's son Sir George invented a method of cutting stone pipes, …
A History of the County of Essex
… committee bought the freehold of the premises. 15 St. Paul's Church of England school, Woodford Bridge, was opened in … was opened in 1913 for boys from the local Dr. Barnardo's Home. In 1946 the boys were transferred to other Woodford … 5 a year as a permanent rent-charge on his estate of Horns Inn (later the George) and land adjoining Parsons Grove in …
A History of the County of Essex
… portion of the village towards the river. The rector's glebe was also at this end of Woodford. The church and … 1776. 51 The George at Church End, which existed as Horns Inn in 1657, 52 is now a two-storey red-brick building dating … Among them were at least three lord mayors: Sir John Lyon and Benjamin Thorowgood, who were lords of the manor, …
A History of the County of Essex
… by which Edward the Confessor confirmed Harold's grant of lands to the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 The … more than a year. In 1545 Henry VIII granted to (Sir) John Lyon, alderman and grocer of London, and Alice his wife, the … the rectory. 20 In 1547 the Crown recovered the manor from Lyon, 21 in exchange for other land, mostly in Berkshire but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Woodham Walter 108. WOODHAM WALTER. (G.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)liii. N.E. (b)liv. N.W.) Woodham Walter is a … The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of red brick with …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the parish; remains of the agger were found near Terry's Cross in the south-west corner. 10 The chief east-west road … east led from Blackstone by way of Cuckolds Green to Terry's Cross, mentioned in 1647. 16 In 1628 it was called the … was a turnpike between 1777 and 1868. 21 The Holmbush inn on the Brighton road in the south-east corner of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the … Woodmancott WOODMANCOTT, a hamlet, in the parish of Bishop's-Cleeve, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Cleeve, Eastern … Mere Pond. In the grounds of the Oaks, at one time an inn, but converted into a hunting-seat by Gen. Burgoyne, is …
A History of the County of Sussex
… manor or at Wick and Sands manors together were worth £3 8 s. in 1318. 90 Nine copyholds of Wickensands manor were … boundary in 1685, 23 a small common by the Holmbush inn in the south-east corner c. 1800, 24 and another small … C 134/62, no. 2. B.L. Add. MS. 57311, ff. 2v., 3v.-4. E.S.R.O., SAS/I 183 (TS. cat.). K.A.O., U 269/E 341, f. 42v. …