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A History of the County of Hampshire
… may be said to begin with the coming of St. Birinus in 635 and his conversion to Christianity of King Kynegils. … the completion of as much of the building as would suffice for holding services and the latter the end of the whole … part, and in 1093 it was far enough advanced to be ready for service. The Saxon church was abandoned on 8 April, St. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… HISTORY OF THE CASTLE The castle of Windsor appears first in history in the Domesday Survey in connexion with the manor … formerly belonged to Harold the Earl; 'then it was taxed for 5 hides, now for 4 hides, and the castle of Windsor is on … brother-in-law of King Henry VIII, and the helm on the pillar near by probably formed part of his funeral …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… as to the early history of Windsor which were current in the 14th and 15th centuries. 1 During the Saxon period, … in Battersea. 4 The work at the castle was advanced enough for its use as a royal residence before the end of the 11th … of the Witan 6 and the king and his court were there for Christmas of the same year. 7 In 1097 accident brought …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… settlements along the river, all listed as Winterbornes in Domesday Book; these were Winterborne Farringdon, now … one continuous chamfered order. On the N. side is a porch for the access of bellringers, added probably in the early … Conclusion of all things Fear God & keep his Commandments for that toucheth all men for God Judgeth all things'; side …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with Flasby WINTERBURN, with Flasby, a township, in the parish of Gargrave, union of Skipton, E. division of … by a tributary of that river. There is a place of worship for Independents. Winteringham (All Saints) WINTERINGHAM ( … of whom, in the reign of Edward II., obtained a charter for a market here, now no longer held. The parish is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wiswell Wisbech (St. Mary) WISBECH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of … pastures. A building, in the Doric style, was erected for literary purposes, in 1847, at a cost of 3000: it … century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were seven mills in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, which in 1934 was increased by 551 acres from West Walton (Norf.), … of the village, known as Ferry from the former crossing for foot passengers to Walton Dam. The centre of the parish … marble. The pulpit', he adds, which stood against the last pillar in the middle aisle, was 'curiously painted and gilt …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… without being profitable'. 1 The early town bailiffs, in this capacity of paid official, were not always members of … elected year by year. Often however they kept their seats for long periods-in the case of a certain Dr. Hardwick ( fl. c. 1780-1830), for as much as fifty years. 2 A regular town clerk was first …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WITNEY, c. … success in adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued prosperity: in 1851 blanket-workers … have introduced power looms in 1858; 43 thereafter, with cheap coal available by rail from 1861, steam power became …