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A History of the County of Sussex
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial … mead lay north-west and north-east of Worthing hamlet, on the Teville stream. 91 In 1696 10 Worthing farmers claimed common rights on the former, 92 and after 1805 it was sold in 5 lots to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' … schools under the Education Act, 1944, and reorganization on comprehensive lines was carried out from 1965. 2 … Richmond Road c. 1834, 8 and c. 1847 there were 133 boys on the roll. 9 Average attendance was 126 in 1873, and 154 in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and … houses there were of the early 19th century: a small group on the east side and one larger house in Upper High Street. … with the prevailing westerly wind. In 1875, besides the water-works, there were two saw-mills and a whiting and putty …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of … of a building formerly used as a court-house survived on Worthing common south of the modern shore line in 1748. 93 … and special works. 31 The board's first concern was with water-supply and drainage, the necessary works for which cost …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to … by 1811 they had been replaced by the Steyne, 20 modelled on that at Brighton. A band played there during the 1812 … long, which was completed in 1821. 22 There was a hot sea-water bath in Bath Place by 1798, 23 which was rebuilt by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of … considerable woods of oak, ash, beech, hazel, and birch. On the summit of Leith Hill, which is the highest in the … on a small stream which flows to the west, are several water-mills connected with the manufacture. The Gloucester …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Wrandike hundred THE HUNDRED OF WRANDIKE containing the parishes of Barrowden; Bisbrooke; Caldecott; Glaston; … Luffenham, South; Morcott; Pilton; Seaton with Thorpe-by-Water; Stoke Dry; Tixover The parishes of which Wrandike, or, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WREA, Lancashire.See Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, … stained glass. The reading-desk is formed of an eagle, on whose spread-out wings the chesnut-bound Bible and … picturesque appearance. In the park is a large sheet of water called Micklemere, near which has been discovered a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from … deske; writeing desk] A DESK used or designed for writing on; such a desk being fitted with conveniences for holding … writing ink' that used ALEPPO GALL crushed and boiled in water, to which was added GREEN COPPERAS (ferrous sulphate), …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western … Hill and Leaton and west of Wrockwardine, and tuff, on which Wrockwardine village lies. 93 From those high … Wych saltworks 12 produced a high saline content in the water. By 1750 Admaston Spa, sometimes known as Wellington …