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A History of the County of Stafford
… 73 The name Alstonefield is Old English, meaning Alfstan's feld or open ground and perhaps reflecting the situation of … a wake was held on the Sunday after 29 June, the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, the church being dedicated to St. Peter. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 14th century, when the bounds of land belonging to Hawk's Yard, west of Bank House, included places then called … services fortnightly at Newtown and monthly at Reaps Moor. St. Paul's church at Newtown, so named in 1910, 31 is built … was transferred to Longnor in 1902. 40 In 1941 St. Mark's mission was opened from Warslow using the waiting room of the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… an adjacent site in the later 1890s. 82 The site of Badger's Croft further west was probably inhabited by 1308, when … parish. 64 By 1900 and at least until the later 1950s mission services were held in the schoolroom on the Buxton … (1713), Rob. Brough (1753). W.S.L., S.C. E/3/26, no. 150; St. Paul's, Quarnford (1994), app. p. xv. W.S.L., M. 540; L. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… certainly stood on the site of Nield Bank, 95 and Dun Cow's Grove was recorded as Duncote Greave in 1600. 96 Gamballs … for a curate. 38 The church was licensed in 1841 and named St. Agnes in 1906. 39 The first curate, who was paid £50 a … D.R.O., D. 2375M/1/6, ct. of Thurs. after feast of St. Thos. the apostle 2 Hen. V; O.S. Map 6", Staffs. II. SW. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Harpur Crewe, changing it to Harpur-Crewe in 1961. Yates's Map Of The County of Stafford 1775 (Part) Scale Reduced To … the late 16th century consisted of 4,335 a. of waste. 26 Peter the forester was a tenant of the manor in 1273. 27 In … D.R.O., D. 2375M/1/6, ct. of Thurs. before feast of St. Alphege 22 Ric. II. Ibid. D. 2375M/1/3, 1st ct. 19 Hen. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… suit at the manor court in 1769 was 58. 72 The township's population in 1801 was 391, rising to 467 in 1811. It was … wakes were held in August, 21 probably on the feast of St. Bartholomew (24 August), the saint to whom the church is … factors in the township, Thomas Gilman and Samuel Sherwin. Peter Needham was recorded as a cheese factor in 1851, and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was opened north-east of the village in 1959. 18 A Women's Institute was formed in 1962. 19 The belief that coins were … was in the forest of Alstonefield. About 1200, when Peter the clerk, a member of the earl of Chester's household, … was served from Quarnford. 98 The present church of ST. PAUL at Flash dates from 1901. The church of 1744 was a …
A History of the County of Stafford
… result of mining at Ecton, in Wetton, 37 and the township's population was 731 in 1801, 828 in 1811, and 854 in 1821. … place on the second Sunday in August, near the feast of St. Lawrence (10 August), the patron saint of the church. 75 … a group of 25 men, mostly local and headed by John and Peter Dakeyne of Gradbach mill in Quarnford, took a 21-year …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… portions shown in solid black.) 1. ALTHORNE. (F.b.) (O.S. 6 in. lxii. S.E.) Althorne is a parish on the left bank of … principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Andrew stands towards the W. side of the parish. The … ( d) seraph, ( e) two men with scrolls, ( f) martyrdom of St. Andrew, ( g) two figures of men, moulded under-edge …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… The next line indicates the sheets of the six-inch O.S. (edition of 1960) covering the parish. Monuments generally … in which they occur. 1 ALTON PANCRAS (6902) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 60 SE, ST 70 SW) Alton Pancras is an irregularly shaped parish of …