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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from Carlisle; containing 151 inhabitants. The … has been erected, which is driven by steam. Statute-fairs for hiring servants, established in 1832, are held in April … of 700, of which 250 were a grant from the Incorporated Society, 200 a contribution from the Rev. S. Clissold, the …
A Dictionary of London
… VI. 1547 (Lond. I. p.m. I. 100). No later record. Wrestler's Court South out of London Wall, west of Carpenters' Hall … side being the back side of Carpenters' Hall. Site rebuilt for business purposes. Wrestlers' Court South out of Camomile … them in 1301 "The Newemeyne" (New Household). The King's Society and The Society of Shipup (Riley Mem. xxj.). Wynges …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… original line of Watling Street: the boundary - the 'king's boundary' - diverged northwards from the road at Overley … and 2,105 in 1981, 2 Admaston's growth largely accounting for an increase in the 1960s. South of Bratton is a … 19th centuries Admaston Spa was a centre for local genteel society, and in 1851 the locality was known for its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… celebrity, where a commodious hotel has been built for visiters. The upper spring contains muriate of soda, and … The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 7. 8. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown. The … by subscription, aided by grants from the Incorporated Society, and was consecrated on the 3rd of August, 1833; it …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… western boundaries followed no natural features or roads for any significant distance. On the south it was bounded by … south-west of Cockshutt Piece and north-east of Ball's coppice. In the earlier 19th century there was some … small groups of houses have the style of a freehold land society estate. More cramped terraces were erected east of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. A Wesleyan Methodist society associated with John Fletcher, the Evangelical vicar … average 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb chapel closed. 52 In 1824 St. John's Wesleyan … In 1870 a brick mission in Lincoln Road opened, reputedly for poor people reluctant to attend the main Primitive chapel …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Various benefactions … distributed annually. Edward Pemberton improved the land's value in 1670 by building a house and barn on it. The … and subscriptions, was established in 1832. Members of the society, numbering 57 in 1853 and 68 in 1875, paid in small …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the lord chancellor exchanged it with the earl of Powis for the patronage of Holy Cross, Shrewsbury. 69 In 1889 Powis … About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. 74 The vicar's income in 1612 consisted of tithes of wool, lambs, flax, … and in 1957 she devised St. Christopher's Hall there for Christian work. She had built the hall c. 1947 as a centre …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S.) from Bradford; containing 2330 inhabitants. It is about … and the Church Commissioners, the Incorporated Society for Building Churches, and the Ripon Diocesan Society made …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… dayis of September respectiue the yeir of God j m vj c and nyntein yeiris, it is apointit agreit and finallie … consent and assent of Dame Christiane Craufurd his spous, for all rycht of terse, conjunct fie, lyfrent, or vtherwayis … of wobsteris, and William Watsoun, dekin of fleschouris, for thame selfis, and in name and behalf and taking the …