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A History of the County of Oxford
… developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … to the original building plots. 94 Quitrents rose from 36 s. 5 d. in 1230 to 43 s. in the 1260s, c. 45 s. in 1279, and … Part of Butt close in the mid 17th century was Cockpit yard; in 1715 a large enclosed cockpit was built at the west …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … Crown in Market Place, while William Cornwell was also a brewer. 82 Men with probably wider contacts were Richard … In 1888 the cattle and pig market was moved into the large yard behind the Old Angel inn, later the National Westminster …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … Woodstock, whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King John's reign the market and probably the rents were put to farm, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woodstone 97. WOODSTONE (C.a.). (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The … remains were found in 1910 in the London Brick Co.'s No. 4 Yard, W. of the Huntingdon to Peterborough road. ( See also …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here … in 1782. 66 From Lay Pill a medieval track called Packer's Way has been traced by the Roman villa westwards towards …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … Sir John Hody (d. 1441), chief justice of the king's bench. 6 Fifty horsemen, a foot company from the Bridgwater … of Som. (1646), Times Whirligig (1646/7), and England's Changeling (1659), is said to have come from Woolavington. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Woolhope 95 WOOLHOPE (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXV, S.W., (b)XL, N.E., (c)XL, S.E., (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Woolland 58 WOOLLAND (7706) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the Chalk, its S.E. boundary coinciding with the summit of the escarpment at … fittings from the previous church. Fittings Brass: In S. aisle, from monument of Mary Argenton, 1616 (Plate 40); …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woolley 99. WOOLLEY (B.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XVII N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of … was restored in 1857 and again in 1907 and 1914. The S. transept and aisle have been largely re-built. … 171213, loose head-stone, with cherub-head. In church-yard near S. aisle, (2) to Philip Bales, 1698, head-stone; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … are the houses belonging to the principal officers of the yard. Beyond these is the Smithery, a spacious and lofty …