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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Woolhope 95 WOOLHOPE (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXV, S.W., (b)XL, N.E., (c)XL, S.E., (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Woolland 58 WOOLLAND (7706) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the Chalk, its S.E. boundary coinciding with the summit of the escarpment at … (6) Cultivation Remains. Nothing is known of the open fields of Woolland; they were certainly enclosed by 1791 (Map …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … here before the Reformation, and a well called Our Lady's Well is still in repute for its medicinal properties. Wools …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… NW, b SP 75 NE) Wootton parish, 702 hectares in area, lies S. of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the … a narrow access to the Nene. Its boundary on the W. and S. sides is formed by the Wootton Brook while its boundary to … axe (NM; NDC P47) are said to have been found 'in the fields below Hunsbury' and have been located in Wootton …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was largely one of nucleated villages surrounded by open fields until parliamentary inclosure in the 18th century or … the 1270s the principal franchises included Queen Eleanor's Hanborough manor, which was free from all outside interference, and Edmund, earl of Cornwall's numerous manors in the hundred, for which he held pleas, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to a royal estate, Woodstock manor, centred on the king's palace and park at Woodstock and encompassing several … the villages were predominantly nucleated and set in open fields until parliamentary inclosure in the 18th century. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was … boundary. The stream leaves the parish at 130 m. Open fields lay in the centre and north parts of the parish, … opened fully in 1810. 6 A wharf, a lock, and a lock keeper's house were built immediately south of the village, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … when endeavouring to shelter themselves in Edgar's tower, and put them to death. To punish this outrage, the … situation on the eastern side of the Foregate, near Sansom Fields. The Atheneum was founded in January, 1829, on the …