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A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Church CHURCH. The church at Westbury, recorded from 1100, 63 was probably an early … ease by 1261, which had become parish churches by 1309. 64 Westbury church was a rectory in the patronage of the lords …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY: … recorded on the demesne of the Crown's large estate at Westbury; the remainder of the estate supported 32 villani … In 1303 the demesne of Roger of Burghill's third part of Westbury manor included 60 a. of arable and 12 a. of meadow. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Education EDUCATION. Schoolmasters were … the other half was assigned to a lecturer to preach in Westbury church on weekdays, 89 but in 1735 and later the … at a school at the cost of Maynard Colchester of Westbury Court. 94 The school was being held in the chapel …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Introduction WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN, a large rural parish of scattered hamlets … 58 a. to the west of Walmore Common, was absorbed into Westbury parish in 1882, 1 and a small detached part of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Profits … manor in 1303, 24 and for Robert de Sapy's portion of Westbury manor in 1337, 25 but no court rolls and no later reference to a court on any of the divisions of Westbury manor have been found. Court rolls for Rodley manor …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Introduction MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 Westbury was the centre of a large but scattered Crown estate … and 'Chingestune', were removed, leaving 30 hides at Westbury. 65 Henry II granted the manor of WESTBURY to Roger …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. In 1603 there … to be 40 recusant Puritans (including Joseph Baynham) at Westbury. 72 There was a Quaker meeting in the parish by … at Lower Ley, 80 and in 1893 they built a lecture hall in Westbury village; 81 both buildings remained in use in 1939 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Agriculture AGRICULTURE. Of the 40 hides attributed in the Domesday Survey to the manor of Westbury 17 were said to be in demesne, leaving, after the … to bee-keepers in Wiltshire, and their presence at Westbury may indicate an exceptionally highly organized …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Charities CHARITIES. John Gibbs, of London, by his will dated 1772, left £500 to provide six poor men of Westbury annually with an olive-coloured coat and waistcoat. … any, were to receive first consideration, and after them Westbury burgage-holders. In 1833 it was not always possible …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Churches CHURCHES. The church of Westbury is mentioned in 1086 when it was held by a young … churches of Bratton and Dilton were dependent chapels of Westbury church and remained so, in the case of Bratton, …