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A History of the County of Oxford
… TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and … remained in use until the 1930s. 20 The redundant water tower on Hoggrove Hill, derelict in 1889, was converted into …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (C.a.). (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The northern part forms a suburb of … of side walls of the chancel, and the W. wall under the tower; the church has been subsequently enlarged in 1884 and … (3). Cottage, two tenements, on E. side of the road at Water End, about 250 yards N. of the church, is of one …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wookey (St. Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of … of the Subdean of Wells, valued in the king's books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, … and partly in the early English style, with a massive tower; the pulpit hangings, though much decayed, are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some … Abbey was transferred here in 1172 from its original site at Little Bindon in West Lulworth. The third settlement, … N. chapel and vestry, nave, N. and S. aisles and W. tower. The two middle arches of the N. arcade of the Nave are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant … failed to present. William held the rectory for life, but at the next vacancy a vicar was instituted; 95 two … Sandstone and comprises chancel, nave, south aisle, north tower, and south porch. Before the 19th century it appears to …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. … 1,735 a. which included the detached part of Sedgemoor at Penzoy awarded in 1795. 7 In 1885 Withy Leaze, a detached … to be out of use from c. 1906. 24 It was a four-storey tower mill with a thatched cap which was lost in a gale after …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in … with an average breadth of mile. The hamlet of Radford, at its northern end, was annexed to Linch for ecclesiastical … sides. It consists of chancel, south vestry, nave, west tower, and porch to the south of the tower; it is built of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. … of the Nave. Near the end of the 13th century the West Tower was added, perhaps incorporating the N.W. angle of the … of the nave; the North Aisle was re-built and widened at the same time or shortly after. The W. wall of the N. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The Church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical Woolley, … repaired, the nave lengthened towards the W. and the West Tower added. The chancel was repaired and the roofs renewed … with a splayed plinth, embattled parapet with gargoyles at the angles and an ashlar spire. The two-centred tower-arch …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of … One of the largest horse-fairs in England is held at Woolpit on September 16th, and a large fair for bullocks … to St. Peter, is a handsome structure of stone, with a tower and small dome; it was erected in 1826, and enlarged in …