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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… to a priory of Benedictine nuns founded temp. Henry I and dissolved in 1525. Parts of the W. wall may be of the … a blocked 14th-century doorway with moulded jambs and two-centred arch. The mid 13th-century N. arcade is of … orders; the octagonal columns have moulded capitals and chamfered bases and the responds have attached …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey, together with several granges … Wye the parish is bounded by a range of limestone hills, and towards the Severn by a rich vale of red marl; it is … Crag; the total length being 11 miles. The market and fairs are held by grant from the Bishop of Durham; the former …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… paid for it to the Dane-geld after the rate of a carucat and an half. The Land was then for twelve oxen, or twelve … but at 60s. The Soc extended into Totteshale, Brauncote, and Sudtune. [Pedigree] The family of Mortein were the next … Henry the firsts time, at the foundation of Lenton Priory; and Adam de Moretonio, 2 22 H. 2. gave account of xxx marks …
A History of the County of Oxford
… abbey consolidated much of its demesne land in Wolvercote and St. Giles's parish into a single block of land straddling … the process: in return for land at Ailmerswell, Horestone, and Hawsland ditch in the north end of St. Giles's, Godstow … gave to St. Frideswide's its land in St. Clement's parish and at Twisdelowe (40 a. in 1545) in the north-east corner of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an ancient parish lying on the north-west of the city and liberty of Oxford, c. 2 ½ miles north of the city centre, contained two settlements, Upper and Lower Wolvercote; the adjoining extra-parochial areas of Godstow, Cutteslowe, King's Weir, and Pixey Mead were incorporated in the later 19th century. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WOMBOURN ( St. Benedict), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the hundred, of Seisdon, S. division of … granted by Henry VI.; they have been long disused, and fairs now take place for horses, cattle, and sheep, on May … is on Wednesday, for corn, cattle, and provisions; and fairs occur on April 5th and October 23rd. The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge and Priorslee was probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were … Stafford Park industrial estate, Priorslee. 99 Market and fairs. About 1826, when William Charlton of Apley began to … hall was rebuilt, 6 probably by shareholders. 7 Four fairs a year evidently retained some commercial character c. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Social and cultural activities SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. As … gardens around London would traditionally return for the wakes, some with dowries. 57 Horse and donkey races and … the wakes did not survive the Second World War. 59 Fairs, probably during the wakes, took place on the Green …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wooburn 99. … 12th-century date; c. 1360 the North Chapel was added, and the Chancel was probably re-built at the same time. The West Tower was built in 1442. The North and South Aisles were re-built in the 19th century, and the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The land two Car. There was half a car. in demesne, and two vill. and two bordars had one car. this belonged to Sudwell. 1 Here … two car. he held it also after the conquest of the king, and there had one car. and three vill. one bord, with one …