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A History of the County of Essex
… third highest in Lexden hundred, 20 reflecting Wivenhoe's growth as a port whose develop- ment was linked with the … with most of the south of Wivenhoe being the lord's demesne except for a considerable amount of copyhold land … parish extending into Cockaynes in Elmstead. 24 St. John's abbey, Colchester, owned 120 a. called Withemorhad and …
A History of the County of Essex
… a post office by 1853, probably the one which was in Queen's Road in 1887, and a sub post office at Wivenhoe Cross by … settlement. 23 The place name, Wivenhoe, meaning Wifa's ridge or spur of land, 24 suggests early Anglo-Saxon … 41 and director of the East India Co. Apart from Martin's mansion and another, Wivenhoe Park, built in the north west …
A Dictionary of London
… of later time called Wolfes Lane, but now out of use (S. 42). "Wolsieslane "lay between the tenement of Sir John de … part stopped up and built on by the Chamberlain of London (S. 42). First mention: "Wolsiesgate," 1300 (Lib. Horn. fol. … "Timber Wharf" (Rocque, 1746). Site now covered by Royal Hotel (De Keyser's) Buildings, Victoria Embankment. Wood …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… among the more notorious entertainments, and the county's last baiting was reputedly at the 1833 wake. 56 As late as … races and athletic competitions were held south of Pain's Lane in the mid to late 19th century during the wakes, 58 … there in 1983. There was a bowling green at the George Hotel in West Street early in the 20th century. 81 Facilities …
A History of the County of Essex
… portion of the village towards the river. The rector's glebe was also at this end of Woodford. The church and … building there until it, in turn, was replaced by Bancroft's school in 1889. 33 After the break-up of the Wanstead House … of High Road are the former rectory 64 and the White Hart Hotel. 65 The Grove, or Grove Hall, which stood at the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Horncastle; containing, in 1841, 307 inhabitants. … 1880 acres. Here is a mineral spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation acquired the … 1950s. 4. Nos. 26-34 Oxford Street (The Marlborough Arms hotel and houses on the north) 96 At its height as a coaching …
A History of the County of Oxford
… developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … to the original building plots. 94 Quitrents rose from 36 s. 5 d. in 1230 to 43 s. in the 1260s, c. 45 s. in 1279, and … projecting into Market Street on the site of the Feathers hotel. The island of buildings at the junction of High Street …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … twentieth, c. 43 contributors paid a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market … probably had his workshop on the site of the Feathers hotel in Market Street. 38 By the 1820s there were at least …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives probably included a desire for rents and tolls as … the Royal Assembly Rooms were built at the King's Arms hotel, and used for plays, concerts, and other events until …