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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… In 1389 there were six guilds in Wisbech. St. Peter's, dating from 1327, was the oldest, the remainder, with the possible exception of the Guild of Holy Trinity, having been founded during the … St. John Baptist are mentioned in wills of 1495. 92 St. Martin's Chantry lay on the North Brink adjoining White Hall. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south … 1181 and 1204, were presumably his descendants. 54 William's son Henry 55 had apparently succeeded by 1210, 56 and was … his death in 1701. 85 His son Sir Robert, M.P. for New Shoreham and Steyning (d. 1715), was succeeded by a son (d. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Wistow 95. WISTOW (D.c.). (O.S. 6 in. (a)XIV N.E., (b)XIV S.E.) Wistow is a parish and village 3 m. S.S.W. of Ramsey. The church, bridge and Limetree Farm are the … In churchyardS. of chancel, (2) to M.B., 1683 [Martin Brett, 16834] brick tomb with coped slab, head and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Witcham - Witherstone Witcham (St. Martin) WITCHAM ( St. Martin), a parish, in the hundred of South Witchford, union and Isle of Ely, county of … inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the rectory house, … by subscriptions, loans, and a subvention from the town's Freeland estate charity, 1 together with sale of old … Bolt of Oxford: before 1682, 5 to the poor of Witney. John Martin, esquire: before 1682, 5 to the poor of Witney. 53 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… manor included two water mills together rendering 32 s. 6 d. a year. Probably they stood near the sites of Waleys or Farm Mill near the 12th-century manorial … The Bishop family (later sometimes called Bishop alias Martin) held Woodford Mills throughout the 16th century. 20 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century Witney's economy was dominated by its expanding cloth industry, … century its economic fortunes were closely linked to those of the woollen and cloth industries nationally, although it … mid 17th century, 197 while the mercer Michael Bishop or Martin (d. 1668), from a family of fullers and clothiers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough status. 1 By the early 14th century some parts of its economy were apparently contracting, notably the local … international scale. More general resurgence of the town's population and economy followed, though possibly not until … and possibly a merchant of the Staple. 80 Richard Martin, a Witney woolman and butcher, had a debt with a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 km.) … and Curbridge were added in 1932, bringing the town's area to 1,306 a., and intakes from Curbridge (47 a.) and … Witney, facing p. 38. Hyde, 'Winchester Manors', 246 sqq (Martin de Crundlen or Crundel). Witney Ct. Bks. 154. ORO, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was high-quality stone building … (d. 1897), and tablets to the Witney minister Revd Arthur Martin (d. 1908) and to Charles Early JP (d. 1912). To the …