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A History of the County of Essex
… rise to two stories of dragons, 'worm' meaning serpent or dragon. The first, apparently unsubstantiated, is that a … 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from Manningtree to Sudbury between 1705 and 1709, … and Worming- ford was allocated a fire engine. 83 A village hall, built in 1949 on the south side of the Bures …
A History of the County of Essex
… on Wormingford Hall manor. 25 Courts leet, recorded for Church Hall manor in the 15th century, handled transfers … Courts baron of Wormingford Hall manor were held from 1627 or earlier until 1931. From 1627 courts were held up to three … Between 1827 and 1829 one boy was hired out to work in the village, the vestry receiving his wages. 35 Surveyors paid …
A History of the County of Essex
… in nearby parishes. 1 In 1829 a cottage was licensed for services held once a week for c. 20 people by the … in the afternoon, compared with average attendances of 5 or 6 and 40. 5 Primitive Methodists met from the 1880s in the … World War. By 1970 only three Methodists remained in the village, and the chapel closed in 1970. 7 E. E. Estcourt and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… of St. Peter and St. Paul, stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of rubble with limestone dressings; … and timber in the 17th century, but re-fronted in the 18th or 19th century. The roof is tiled. ConditionPoor. b(6). … Almshouses, 500 yards N. of the church, were built in 1675 for six men and four women by John King, son of Henry King, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… (O.S. 6 in. xxxvi. S.E.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Lawrence, stands about mile W. of the village. It is built of flint rubble with stone …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… p., of which about 300 acres are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes through it. The … in the gift of Eton College: the tithes have been commuted for 1068, and the glebe comprises 76 acres. The church, an … quarries of stone of good quality for building. The village is beautifully situated on an eminence, surrounded on …
A History of the County of York
… at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the … about the architectural setting for this early worship or about its ornamentation. Three 8th-century archbishops … who received the fine of 20 s. 72 The Methodist and evangelical revivals seemed to have touched the minster but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is one of many small hamlets and farms, each with a more or less rectangular area of land, the boundaries of which are … stone and marble. The local stone is generally used for walls and roofs giving the village a picturesque quality though none of the houses …
A History of the County of Sussex
… resistance to erosion, 56 and there is some evidence for the flooding of reclaimed land in the late Middle Ages. … land, later known as the salt green, 60 the salt grass, 61 or Worthing common, gradually came into being south of the … fishing hamlet of less importance than the neighbouring village of Broadwater. Its development as a resort began in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal … of the rivers Arun and Adur. The town is known nationally for its large number of elderly residents, and as the centre … new northern boundary being drawn just south of Broadwater village. 6 At its incorporation in 1890 Worthing absorbed …