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A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Churches CHURCHES. The ecclesiastical parishes of Great Birch and Little Birch were separate until 1816. The united parish is treated …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY In the Middle Ages the separate manors of Great and Little Birch occupied the main part of the parish and small areas of … a Birches manor lay in the south-east extremities of Birch and perhaps also in Layer-de-la-Haye. 64 Other small …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Education EDUCATION. In 1716 the rector of Great Birch was paying towards a small school where several poor … run by Layer Breton chapel in 1833 in a schoolroom within Birch parish; it was probably the school which stood just …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Introduction BIRCH THE parish of Birch, 49 about 5 miles south-west of Colchester, which … the adjacent ancient parishes of Great and Little Birch which were adminis- tered together for civil purposes …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Records survive for … 1276 and 1324 by members of the Baynard family at Great Birch usually up to three times a year, but occasionally as … hayward was elected in 1295. Courts baron were recorded at Birch Hall in 1420. 40 Courts baron of Great Birch met rarely …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Manors MANORS The manor of GREAT BIRCH with Birch Castle (sometimes referred to as Birch Hall) was held …
A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. There was one Quaker in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Simon Tronall in 1544. 75 Suss. Arch. Coll. lxxxviii, 148. Birch, Cart. Sax. i, 64; Suss. Arch. Coll. lxxxvi, 60. V.C.H. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… written Birkle and Berkle, and denotes a ley or field of birch. The township extends over 1480 acres, whereof 100 are …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… ARMOZEEN, BAND, BARLEY CORN, BASIN, BASKET, BAYS, BEAM, BIRCH, BOMBAZINE, BONE, BONNET, BOOTS, BOTTLE, BOTTOM, BRASS …