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A History of the County of Essex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1328 free warren was granted on Wormingford Hall manor. 25 Courts leet, recorded for … Hall manors were held for the same lords consecutively on the same day. 29 Between 1764 and 1836 vestry meetings … 1 s. 9 d. a head which rose to 4 s. between 1811 and 1813. Provisions included brandy and brimstone in 1790, beer and …
A History of the County of York
… battle of Hatfield only James the Deacon remained to carry on the Roman tradition in the north but he has no known … north and south transepts with one, or perhaps two apses on their eastern sides, a central tower and an apse-ended … sung. 92 Change and reform, however, were imminent. By the provisions of the Cathedrals Act of 1840 the prebends were …
A History of the County of Sussex
… century the shingle bar was apparently driven gradually on shore, causing the common to be eroded away. Erosion had … As the bar approached the mainland it created a backwater on the beach, about which visitors to the resort complained, … and Lloyds Bank registrar's department in 1959. 5 Other insurance companies moved to Worthing in the 1960s and 1970s, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 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 … late 17th century individuals were apparently encroaching on the mead, 97 and by c. 1810 it had been divided into small …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of a building formerly used as a court-house survived on Worthing common south of the modern shore line in 1748. 93 … 97 At least one election was contested, pressure being put on tradesmen to vote for a particular candidate. 98 The … tolls not long after they were granted. 19 Despite the provisions of the 1821 Act their financial position never …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… no natural features or roads for any significant distance. On the south it was bounded by Watling Street. The northern … council. In 1650 there were 12 cottagers at Pain's Lane on Watling Street. In 1836 the place was said to have risen … completed c. 1793, crossed Wrockwardine Wood and met on its eastern boundary. About 1794 the Wombridge Canal was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… abounds in coal and ironstone; the mines are let on lease to the Low-Moor Iron Company by Miss Currer, and T. … cap. 37; and became a parish, conformably with the provisions of that act, on the consecration of the church in November 1847. The …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… St in 1784 and 137 High Holborn, 179199. Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1784 for 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 February 1791 with William Rayment for 1,400, 1,000 on … chairmaker (182021). Of 122 Wardour St took out a Sun Insurance policy on 24 February 1820 for 1,400 including 890 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 133 inhabitants. It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 … considerable traffic in timber, corn, and coal, is carried on. A fair for cattle is held on October 15th. The living is … the distance and improving the road to Thirsk, under the provisions of which it was resolved to remove the ancient …