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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 … opened fully in 1810. 6 A wharf, a lock, and a lock keeper's house were built immediately south of the village, and … Further north on the west side of the street St. John's Cottage, timber-framed and of the late 16th century or …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… advantages of its situation near a fordable part of the river Severn, and on the confines of a thick forest, it was … 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 …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Holdfast and other villages borde= ring upon the said river of Seaverne who worke with forestalling netts which … not, they drive backe, that they cannot come up the said river; and by reason thereof your petitioners are like to … is [illegible] [illegible] The Churchwarden of St. Peter's Parish Droitwich. Ref.110 BA1/1/21/87 (1613) To the right …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… a wooden bridge standinge uppon arches of stone, over the river of Teame in Teamburie afforesaid, beinge a markett …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the occasion of bringing by virtue of a warrant one John Hudson in your presence for acts of misdemeanor wee whose … a taylor 3 children of one Nicholas 5 of one Jackson's and one of a certeyne woman called Black Besse, all lately … tymber bridge consistinge of seaven arches over the river of Avon in the parish of Eckington fitt and convenient …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… knight the Reverend Treadway Nash Doctor Bund Richard Hudson Thomas Hooper William Russell Francis Lawson and … Ref.110 BA1/1/516/33 (1789) To the worshipful his majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Worcester at the … of John Boles Watson master or manager of his majesty's royal licensed theatre at Cheltenham in the county of …
A History of the County of Essex
… century onwards, included strips in meadows alongside the river. Some were called 'half-year lands' in the 19th … and Poleghelegh which bordered Robert of Horkesley's wood in 1290, were probably assarts near the Little … increased from £4 to £6, while the value of the sokemen's holdings remained 40 s. 65 The parish was one of the poorer …
A History of the County of Essex
… THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester and 8 miles … which the parish takes its name (originally Withermund's ford) was probably that over the river Stour by the … is that a crocodile escaped from Richard I's menagerie in the Tower of London and caused much damage in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 24. 13. 9., and in the gift of Eton College: the … wapentake of Allertonshire, N. riding of York, 3 miles (S. S. W.) fromYarm; containing 143 inhabitants. This … the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is picturesque. The chapel is a neat …