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A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 and, belatedly, of a National …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his … S.P. Dom. 1644, 459, 507, 528. Letter Bks. of Sir S. Luke (Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. xlii), 52-3, 360; W. Dugdale's Life, …
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 … duke of York, received a record of his admission in a silver box and in 1802 Henry Agar, Viscount Clifden, received … considering schemes to employ the poor in silk winding or cloth and blanket weaving. 53 By the 18th century the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 mile (W.) from … of the Twelve Apostles, worked in embroidery with gold and silver thread enriched with beads. Nearly half a mile to the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both sides of the … slopes from Chalk in the S.W., through areas on Reading Beds and London Clay, well-wooded to the E. around …
A Dictionary of London
… Wool Quay - Wormwood Street Wool Quay At the south end of Water Lane, east of that lane (S. 44). Earliest mention: "Wolkaye," ".Wolkey," … See Mary (St.) Woolchurch. Wooley's Court North out of Maiden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677). …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Introduction WOOLASTON WOOLASTON is a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and … shape, it rises from the River Severn to the high ground of Tidenham Chase. The account printed here relates to the … Marl. 13 There are numerous springs and wells in the upper beds of the Old Red Sandstone, and Lydney R.D.C. provided a …
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. … and 61 m. (200 ft.) in the southwest corner on Rhaetic beds of limestone, shale, and marl. 11 COMMUNICATIONS A north … a year c. 1594 and in 1605 there was neither a communion cloth nor a pewter pot. 12 In 1612 fives was played in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 miles from north to south, with an average … 41 includes a chalice of 1634, a paten of c. 1700, and a silver tankard-shaped flagon, given by Elizabeth, widow of …