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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… In the Middle Ages they were collectively known as 'Welle' or 'Welles', and today they are absolutely continuous, so … (via Emneth) a built-up area almost continuous for the 7 or 8 miles of its course. Except for the two churches, Beaupr … 11 Outwell was probably the birthplace of Robert Wells or Steward (d. 1557), the last Prior and first Dean of Ely. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from the west, but rising to 25 ft. above sea-level, or some 15 to 20 ft. above the surrounding fen. Reclamation … Ages what is now the parish of THORNEY was of little or no account except as the site and home farm or demesne of the abbey, 30 and references to it apart from …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'staith', meaning such parts of the banks of a watercourse or sea beach as were used for a regular landing-place for men or goods. Staithes were quite common in East Anglia, e.g. the … Here, at Tydd, was the outlet to the sea of the old Nene or Sluice Drain or Elloe River-the last of which alternatives …
A History of the County of Sussex
… cover remained in 1978 in the wide strips of wood, or 'rews', which divided the fields. The home park on the … Ibid. QR/W 543, ff. 1-14. Stopham Bridge and Steyning Rd. Act, 50 Geo. III, c. 55 (Local and Personal); Turnpike … Wolseley, Suss. in the Past (1928), 123; see above, pl. facing p. 225. E 179/258/14. W.S.R.O., Wiston MSS. …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… and was 50 in 1931. 14 Wistow Hall, which may be built on or near the site of the earlier medieval house, retains the … finials, kneelers, and large lateral stacks remained more or less unaltered until after the end of the 18th century. 18 … Henry Halford succeeded to the estate in 1814 and he built or rebuilt several farms-certainly Kilby Lodge (in Kilby …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… wife, inscription plate and groups of children, late 15th or early 16th-century. In N. aisle(5) of figure in shroud, … 15th-century but mutilated. Plate: includes alms-dish or basin elaborately engraved and with shield of arms in … and moulded arm rests, panelled back and base, late 15th or early 16th-century, much altered and used as sedilia. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish comprises 2740 acres, of which 370 are common or waste. It anciently belonged to the priory at Bodmin, of … a co-heiress of the Alansons, who married Roger de Withnil or Wythenall. By a charter of the 11th of Edward III., the … 1787 a. 2 r. 31 p., of which 592 acres are common or waste: limestone is quarried, and burnt for manure. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… structural changes before the Second World War, when one or two manufacturing firms moved to Witney partly to escape … below. Beckinsale, 'Cotswold Woollen Ind.' 360. ORO, B1/PL/EB/2, summary of weavers employed Aug. 1949. Plummer and … 'Cotswold Woollen Ind.' 360; local inf. ORO, B1/PL/EB/2, summary of weavers employed Aug. 1949; Kelly's Dir. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… gable to the street, perhaps of the late 15th or early 16th century. No. 49 Market Square is a … no. 18. W. Wilkinson, Eng. Country Houses (2nd edn 1875), pl. 60. Datestone; cf. Lewis's Topog. Dict. Eng. (1840), … and Early, Blanket Makers, 123, 1269, 1478; ORO, B1/PL/A/2. C. and J. Gott, Bk. of Witney (1986 edn), 67. Plummer …