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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worplesdon (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of Wokeing, W. … remains of a Roman tessellated pavement were discovered on Broad-street common: the building of which it formed the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of … century the shingle bar was apparently driven gradually on shore, causing the common to be eroded away. Erosion had …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in England and Wales, lies on the south coast roughly mid-way between the estuaries of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road … East Worthing, halt was opened in 1906, and Durrington-on-Sea station in 1937. 1 Goods services were withdrawn from …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial … mead lay north-west and north-east of Worthing hamlet, on the Teville stream. 91 In 1696 10 Worthing farmers claimed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' … four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' … schools under the Education Act, 1944, and reorganization on comprehensive lines was carried out from 1965. 2 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Protestant nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful … was sold for use as a factory. 14 The New Street chapel on the corner of Graham Road and Montague Street was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at … by 1811 they had been replaced by the Steyne, 20 modelled on that at Brighton. A band played there during the 1812 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. … considerable woods of oak, ash, beech, hazel, and birch. On the summit of Leith Hill, which is the highest in the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from … end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow is'. OED earliest date of use: 1733 Found … deske; writeing desk] A DESK used or designed for writing on; such a desk being fitted with conveniences for holding …