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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the Crown. 41 The royal manor was assessed at 40 hides, and was co-extensive with the hundred. 42 The process of … Westbury, his mill at Chalford, and his new house at the 'sheep-washing' at Chalford to his nephew Henry, son of … 73 among the gifts of Hugh of Raden was pasture for 400 sheep at Godswell; 74 Philip Marmium granted land there …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Walter Pavely acquired from Monkton Farleigh in 1320, 64 and formed part of his estate at Brook on his death in 1323. … a number of small estates in 1599, three fulling mills and a grain mill were included in the Brook Farm estate … 68 In 1624 the occupier was Anthony's son, William, 69 and in 1653 it was Richard Wilkins, fuller of Westbury. 70 On …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wiltshire-Somerset border in which, during the later 17th and very early 18th century, dissenting influences were … house of Roger Cutter (Cator or Cater), their preacher, and a group calling themselves Quakers met at the house of … Congregationalist in his own house in the town. 30 A barn and house belonging to Thomas Edwards of Westbury were also …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 7. 12. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown. The church has been long … parts of which is the vale, pleasingly sequestered, and watered by the river Esk. The soil of the valley is in general dry; the crops are tolerably good, and numerous sheep are pastured upon the adjoining commons. The Yowards …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Westhampnett, 1 in which parish lie the kennels and the fine block of stables designed by Sir William Chambers c. 1760. The church and village lie on Stane Street, in the south of the parish; a little to the east, where Stane Street and the road to Arundel diverge, was 'Loddesdune', where was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Pershore and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 4 miles (N. E.) … principally applied to the pasturage of large flocks of sheep, which, during the winter, are all brought down to the … gunpowder, hoops, charcoal, hams, bacon, wool, sheep, and cattle; and the imports, grain, and Scotch cattle …
Old and New London
… of Westminster, the field Where mutual frauds are fought, and no side yield." Ben Jonson. Law Students residing in the … Trial of the "Seven Bishops"Lords Cromartie, Balmerino, and KilmarnockA Curious Attempt to blow up Westminster Hall. … lavishly-spread banquet. Twenty-eight oxen, three hundred sheep, and fowls without number, were daily consumed here on …
Old and New London
… are altered." Goldsmith. Great Smith StreetSt. Margaret's and St. John's Free Public LibraryPublic Baths and … London, and the relief which it affords to horses, dogs, sheep, and oxen is well-nigh incalculable. The number of … 72 large cattle-troughs, and 199 small troughs for sheep and dogs. In some cases the committee of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… on high ground S.E. of the village. It is built of flint and coursed iron-stone rubble; the quoins and other dressings are of oolite and clunch. The roofs are covered with slates. The North …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Archbishop Stigand, valued at two shillings; with a church and twenty acres of glebe, worth three shillings. 1 Hugo de Montford, Roger Bigot, and Goisfridus de Mandeville, had also small estates here. 2 … Henry I. granted a manor which extended over this parish, and part of Beccles, to William de Luvell, from whom it was …