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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from Carlisle; containing 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster … one of which, formerly called the King's pit of Sheriff Hill, but now the Stormount Main colliery, has been …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of … overseas became known, Wrockwardine was seized by the sheriff as an unlicensed alienation. Edward I regranted it to … by William Cludde, mayor of Shrewsbury in 1795 and high sheriff in 1814. He died in 1829 and was succeeded by his son …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… Abstract of Charter by King Alexander III., requiring the sheriff, bailies and provosts of Dumbarton not to vex or …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… the sight of these letters ye cause the said lord bishop's churches, lands, gear, rents, and whole possessions and all …
A History of the County of Somerset
… cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. … but in the east there are thin north-south bands of Fuller's Earth and Fuller's Earth rock. 78 There were said to be … year; another third, mainly of wheat, was delivered to the sheriff, and most of the rest was sold. 67 In 1344 the arable …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have been placed there … of Colonel Russell. Soon after he had been appointed sheriff of Selkirkshire, while resident here, he is said to … was his favourite resort for study, is still called the Sheriff's Knowe. James Hogg, better known as the "Ettrick …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Yetminster 100 YETMINSTER (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XI, S.E. (b)XXI, N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. … containing arms; (2) to Arthur Cosens, 1810, High Sheriff in 1807, black and white marble wall-tablet with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, … northern part of the kingdom. Sir Thomas Rokesby, however, sheriff of Yorkshire, having levied some forces, defeated … the Ouse is a navigable communication to the parish of Sheriff-Hutton, in the North riding. The York and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… and then the city defences, following the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, … in March 1245 and arrange how it should be built. The sheriff was to consult with them and other experts and have … required fourteen buttresses. 28 In September 1319 the sheriff was ordered to man the castle, since the Scots had …
Survey of London Monograph
… ancestors, manor of Bayhall, in Pembury, Kent, and 8. 6 s. 8 d. a year from lordship of Huntingfield, Kent; reapp d … bur d in Greyfriars' Church (Christ Church, Newgate). Lant's statement that he was Rose Blanche and Rouge Croix temp. … 1865; F.S.A. 1872; Rouge Croix 1887 and later York; High Sheriff co. Hereford 1902, J.P. and D.L.; d. Barnes 12 …