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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… most of the manors in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the middle of the 16th century Bratton Grange had pasture for 700 … but little inclosure of either pasture or arable by the middle of the 18th century. 41 At Brook in the lowlying, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… paid 6 d. a year for their cottages. These formed a double row of two-roomed dwellings in a small court extending back …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in the ancient parish at this date. Throughout the Middle Ages the churches of Bratton and Dilton were dependent … parishes of Bratton, Dilton Marsh, and Heywood in the middle of the century (see below) the vicar was assisted by … bell-ropes. Extensive restoration was carried out in the middle of the 19th century by Paillerat. The chancel was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the Westbury clothiers increased, so that towards the middle of the century Leland could write 'the towne stondithe …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Market Place, in which no markets have been held since the middle of the 19th century, 36 lies in the north-west corner … and clay. 68 A small stream, called the Milbourne in the Middle Ages, and locally sometimes called the Bratt, 69 forms … roads and along Melbourne Street, which runs through the middle. On either side of this street there was originally …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… sold the house and estate in 1689 to Edward Lisle of the Middle Temple, London. From Lisle it was purchased in 1693 by … windows with drip moulds and a stone slated roof. In the Middle Ages this manor was usually called GODSWELL. Later it …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… to electric-drive took place at Angel Mill in the middle of the 1930's and at Bitham Mill in 1939. In 1952 the … of water available in the Biss Brook. 26 For a time in the middle of the century Boyer's Mill belonged to Abraham …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the family's control was challenged throughout the middle years of the century, by 1784 it was complete, 3 and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… at Bratton is a small red-brick building standing in the middle of its burial ground at the end of a narrow lane. A … This was enlarged in 1810 and repaired in 1819. 75 In the middle of the 19th century disagreement between minister and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, was taken down about the middle of the last century; his royal consort, Mary, died …