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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… steward of it for the Conqueror, who retained the manor in his own hands. Roger de Montford also possessed an estate … sixpence, and paid one thousand herrings. There were also in this parish two churches, to which belonged forty acres of … five acres of land, worth twelve pence. These estates, in all probability, formed the manors of Great and Little …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worplesdon (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of … passes through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 24. 13. 9., and in the gift of Eton … of Yorkshire, and comprises 2127 acres. On Worsthorn moor are some valuable flag and slate quarries, principally …
A History of the County of York
… Worship in the Minster WORSHIP IN THE MINSTER The Middle Ages It has been said 1 that the … were said to exceed a thousand. 29 After Marston Moor the three parliamentary generals entered the city with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WREA, Lancashire.See Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland … the sermon is preached from the butt of a black oak, cut in imitation of the sigilaria or antediluvian palm-tree; and … ( St. John of Beverley), a parish, in the union of Howden, Holme-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Writtle 109. WRITTLE. (E.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xliii. S.E. (b)lii. N.W. (c)lii. N.E. (d)li. S.E. … parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the principal monuments. … Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church of All Saints stands in the village. The walls are mostly of ragstone-rubble with …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Bratton and Orleton townships both extend east of it. 88 In 1882 Wrockwardine civil parish contained 4,762 a. (1,927 ha.), including 515 a. in Wrockwardine Wood and 92 a. of detached moorland north of Eyton upon the Weald Moors. 89 In 1884 Wrockwardine Wood became a separate civil parish and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is fertile, producing good … embracing the picturesque vale of Salop, the Breddyn hills in North Wales, and, in another direction, the plains of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… The township, the area here treated, contained 515 a. in 1882. 8 Its eastern and western boundaries followed no … 9 a name suggesting that the wood was cleared back from it in the early Middle Ages. 10 From Watling Street the ground … sharply, giving extensive views north across the township. In 1884 the township became a civil parish and was enlarged …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a … (d. 1094). 64 Dependent chapels, referred to generally in two mid 12th-century confirmations of abbey property, 65 … 80 By 1792 tithes were paid in cash, although Wrockwardine moor, when mowed, was tithable in kind in 1829. 81 The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was … contained 17 ploughteams and there was land for another in Charlton. The four ploughteams in demesne were probably … pasture in the parish on Rushmoor, Marsh heath, and Little moor 76 and rights were claimed all over the Weald Moors. 77 …