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A History of the County of Stafford
… 12th century most of Walsall parish lay within Cannock forest. Only the area south and east of the Holbrook was … in severalty had emerged. As in other parishes in Cannock forest 77 there were several groups of small and irregular … evidently intercommoning between Walsall and neighbouring forest parishes. Thus in 1281 Margery le Rous had common in …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Field Street School, see Richard C. Thomas Schools. Forest Comprehensive School was opened in 1973 in the … in 1955, and extended in 1971-2. 22 It was reorganized as Forest Comprehensive School in 1973. 23 Scientific and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… origin. 20 Most of the parish lay within Cannock forest, a fact which influenced its early agrarian … Holbrook in the 1286 description of the bounds of Cannock forest ( S.H.C. v (1), 166-7), the brook of Walsall in 1310 ( …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Brickworks. 51 A council estate extended it northwards to Forest Lane in the later 1920s. Another council estate was … of U.K. for 1853 and 1854, 104 (Harden Colliery). The Forest Colliery was in operation by 1881: ibid. 1881, 222. It …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… park of Acle. Reginald de Acle, one of the justices of the forest of Rutland, in the 53d of Henry III. was probably born …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 280 marsh, 385 road, river, and waste, and 1352 ancient forest land. The living is a donative curacy; net income, … woodland, and pleasantly situated on the borders of Epping Forest, through which a new road has been cut to Woodford, in … dedicated to St. Peter, in the Norman style, was built at Forest-End in 1840; and another, dedicated to St. James, also …
A History of the County of Essex
… in a large graveyard, which is entirely surrounded by forest trees. The old church was demolished in 1885. 117 From …
A History of the County of Essex
… significant features of Waltham's agrarian economy: much forest, 5 a considerable area of arable, and rich meadows by … an industrial estate. 62 Occupations connected with the forest are mentioned elsewhere. 63 CORN MILLS. In 1066 there … carried down the Lea and along the Thames to Purfleet. 142 FOREST. The whole parish of Waltham lay within the ancient …
A History of the County of Essex
… (Herts.). The eastern boundary runs through Epping Forest, much of which lies in Waltham. 1 This was one of the … is a modern ecclesiastical parish on the borders of Epping Forest. Waltham Holy Cross Urban District. Argent, on a cross … east, 200300 ft. above sea level, on which stands Epping Forest. This plateau is flanked on the west by a belt of …