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A History of the County of Oxford
… government Local government In 1279 Godstow abbey had view of frankpledge in Wolvercote, and the royal bailiff had entry … in 1895, and, unofficially, by the Wolvercote commoners' committee in 1929; the committee was still functioning in 1985. 4 Rot. Hund. (Rec. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 58 and the school opened in 1878. A continuing shortage of school places was relieved by enlargements of the board … instigation of C. C. Walker, 66 Oakengates Science and Art Committee was formed to promote technical education in the … McC. McCarthy, 68 who served for thirty years, as did the committee's first secretary, R. L. Corbett. 69 The enrolment …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the alehouse was an integral and ever present part of the community. There was an alehouse at Ketley Bank in … in Oakengates. 52 In the earlier 19th century the number of public houses grew as the town expanded, and in 1846 the … Hall, provided in the late 1930s by the Charlton Mound committee, was taken over by the urban district council in …
The Environs of London
… WOODFORD Etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the … wood, where Woodford-bridge now is. It lies in the hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half … were still detained, upon some reasons known to the committee, and could not be paid; they were, therefore, so …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Woodford WOODFORD The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The parish is bounded on the east by the winding course of the river and on the west by the old turnpike road from …
A History of the County of Essex
… Sunday school at Woodford, apparently Anglican, where most of the children of the poor were taught and clothed charitably. 1 By 1807, if … mixed juniors and infants, and in 1953 the Essex education committee bought the freehold of the premises. 15 St. Paul's …
A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of London, at the northern end of Becontree … board, was supplying every house in the parish. 123 A committee was appointed in 1831, during a cholera scare, to …
A History of the County of Essex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. During the Middle Ages the abbot of Waltham, as lord of the manor, held courts for Woodford. He took the profits … 1657 the more wealthy residents carried out an annual audit. In 1776 the vestry clerk, who had previously served …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely … were sometimes appointed, and in 1877 a permanent estates committee was formed. 44 Until the later 17th century, when … in 1633 two collectors were appointed at the corporation's audit day. 49 In 1639, however, collectors for the poor were …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in … Humphrey Willis, clubman and author of The Power of the Committee of Som. (1646), Times Whirligig (1646/7), and …