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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woolminstone - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division … Woolpit (St. Mary) WOOLPIT ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Stow, hundred of Thedwastry, W. division of … vein of brick-earth, and the white bricks made here are in great estimation. One of the largest horse-fairs in …
The Environs of London
… Woolwich WOOLWICH. Name. THIS place in old charters is called Hulviz, Wolwiche, Wollewic, &c. I … parish is bounded on the north by the river Thames, except in that part where it extends on the opposite side of the … and the remainder upland pasture 3. The soil, except in the marshes, is principally gravel. At the east end of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it is the capital, … is enumerated by Nennius under the name of Caer Guorangon in his catalogue of cities belonging to the Britons, by whom, … principal stations, as some (judging from the Roman roads in the vicinity appearing to concentrate here) have supposed, …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… R. Darlington, ibid. p. xliii n. 1, discussing dates given in chrons.). Canonised 14 May 1203 (Innocent III, Cal. … March] 1150 ( Cart. Worc. p. lii n. 1, discussing dates in chrons.). 4 M. John de Pagham 5 Clk. of Theobald, abp. of … May 1190 ( Cart. Worc. p. liv n. 2, discussing dates given in chrons.). Commem. 3 May (Worcester obit.: Cat. Worc. MSS. …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… bodyes, soe that yf they shold be inforced to lye longer in this miserable place, wold unchristianlike be starved to … and Phillip Treamer, late constables of St Michaels in Bedwardine. Ref.110 BA1/1/26/44 (1619) To the right … onely for our home of Blockley but alsoe the towneships of Priors Cleeve Wickamforde Harvington Catsdon and Icombe, …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Katherine [Emmes?] [illegible] of Richard Emmes was born in our sayed [town?] [illegible] and her sayed husband being … worship and other inhabitants (and having lived in [Fladbury?] afforesayed in good name and fame for manie yeares now [last?] past is …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… his trade, giving himself alltogether to begging, both in the town and country, comitting what he gains thereby, to … town or parish with most base and opprobrious language. In brief, he is of the most vicious life and conversation of any person in the countrey. The premises considered, we humbly pray that …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… & RADFORD. Elsi before the Norman invasion had two manors in Werchesope, which paid to the geld as three car. The land … de Busli (whose see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this … of meadow, pasture wood two leu. long, three quar. broad. In the time of Edward the confessour this was valued at 3l. …
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 …