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A History of the County of Essex
… paid a money rent 8 and sent one man to work in the lord's meadow at hay-time and two or three men to the boon works, … with Hill House and Gales east of the Roding, and Milkwell farm. There were then 339 a. of arable land compared with … that the water pent up for Sir Bernard Whetstone's mill flooded the highway. 24 By 1635 the mill had been …
A History of the County of Essex
… House derived its name; Richard Gal gave his name to Gales Farm; Thomas and Robert de ponte took their name from the … portion of the village towards the river. The rector's glebe was also at this end of Woodford. The church and … building there until it, in turn, was replaced by Bancroft's school in 1889. 33 After the break-up of the Wanstead House …
A History of the County of Essex
… court. He claimed that, because of the annual payment of 4 s. to the exchequer, and references in the great roll of 1287 … clerk, who had previously served unpaid, was granted 10 10 s. a year. Two overseers were appointed each year. Each … but after 1659 rates were assessed on property values: 1 s. in the pound in 1707, rising in the late 18th century to 9 …
A History of the County of Essex
… by which Edward the Confessor confirmed Harold's grant of lands to the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 The … cynges hcce. If the last was Chingford Hatch, the alderman's hatch must have been in the south-west corner of Woodford; … Buckhurst, 74 and in 1646 it was described as a manor or farm. 75 In 1547, after the Dissolution, Edward VI granted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Woodham 227. WOODHAM. (O.S. 6 in. xxvii. N.E.) Secular (1). Homestead Moat, near a stream N.W. of Akeman Street Station. (2). Collett Farm, W. of (1), about 3 miles W.S.W. of Quainton Church, is a house of two storeys and an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Woodham Ferrers 103. WOODHAM FERRERS. (E.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)liii. S.E. (b)lxi. N.E. (c)lxi. S.E.) Woodham Ferrers is a parish … nearly 1 m. N.N.W. of the church. b(4). At Hobclerk's Farm, about m. N. of the church. c(5). At Champion's Hall, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Woodham Mortimer 104. WOODHAM MORTIMER. (E.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)liii. S.E. (b)liii. S.W.) Woodham Mortimer is a small parish 2 m. … also some old battened doors. ConditionGood. a(3). Hill Farm, house, about m. S.W. of the church, is of two storeys, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Woodham Walter 108. WOODHAM WALTER. (G.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)liii. N.E. (b)liv. N.W.) Woodham Walter is a … Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of red brick with … incomplete and dry. ConditionOf house, ruinous. b(3). Oak Farm, house, about 700 yards S.S.E. of the church, is of two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woodhurst 96. WOODHURST (D.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XIX N.W.). Woodhurst is a parish and village 3 m. N. … St. Ives. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist and the Manor Farm are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Chapel … 12th century. In the middle of the following century the S. arcade was built and a S. aisle added. The South Aisle was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Woodlands 25 WOODLANDS (0509) (O.S. 6 ins., SU 00 NE, SU 00 NW, SU 01 SW) Woodlands covers … above O.D. the land rises gently, on Chalk, to a low N.-S. ridge capped by Reading Beds, about 250 ft. above O.D. … irregular in plan and formerly larger than now. Woodlands Farm is another such settlement and Whitmore is probably a …