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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich … St. Lawrence), Woolwich, stands on rising ground on the S. side of the river. The existing building replaced the … or rough-cast; the dressings are of Reigate stone and the tower is of red brick; the roofs are tiled. The S. and W. …
The Environs of London
… Manor of Woolwich, in the early part of Edward the First's reign 8. In the year 1324, the manor of Woolwich belonged … know not what became of it immediately after Lady Hastings's death. Philipott says, that the Boughtons sold it to the … belonged to the abbey of St. Mary de Graces, near the Tower, (being parcel of their manor of Poplar 21,) which …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Redbornestoke, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bedford; containing 1122 inhabitants. It … elevation. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 13. 6. 8., and has a net income of 236; the … The church is a plain ancient edifice, with a square tower. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and …
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 … than the 13th century but the irregular plan in which the tower and W. walls are now on a markedly different axis from …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wootton Fitzpaine 96 WOOTTON FITZPAINE (A.d.) (O.S. 6 in. ( a)XXVII, S.E. ( b)XXVIII, S.W. ( c)XXXVI, N.E. ( d)XXXVII, N.W.) … built and the South Porch added; the upper part of the Tower was perhaps built at the same period. The church was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wootton, North 97 WOOTTON, NORTH (E.b.) (O.S. 6 in. XII, N.W.) North Wootton is a small parish 1 m. S.E. of Sherborne. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church Of St. … stone slates. The late 14th or early 15th-century West Tower is the only surviving part of the old church; the nave …
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 …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… therefore take a cursorary review, after Leland and Tanner's account. " Werkensop a pretty market town of two streets, … bishop of Canterbury and Gerard bishop of York in Henry's days. His b'ood and inheritance came to a daughter that … who in the second of Richard the 2d, was committed to the tower, for detaining Margery de Narford, from her …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… of land and a Bordar; and the Abbot of Bury St. Edmund's held the other half, with five acres of land, worth twelve … gules, a cross engrailed, and a canton arg. Fitz-Osbert's shield was gules, 3 bars gemelles or. [Pedigree of … or chapel attached to the latter, and has a lofty square tower. The interior is well proportioned and reputably kept, …