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A History of the County of Oxford
… nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY The strength of Protestant Dissent in Witney, a dominant feature of the town from the late 17th century, reflected the … associated with the cloth industry and to have had London trade links, those from Witney including a weaver, a town …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, W. division of Somerset, 28 … for the Newfoundland fishery, and blankets for the home trade: the number of persons regularly employed varies from …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Wivenhoe is a parish and small town on the left bank of the Colne, 3 m. S.E. of Colchester. The church, Wivenhoe Hall and the house (6) … the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the town. The walls are of mixed …
A History of the County of Essex
… estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might suggest … insignificant. In 1327 its assessment for subsidy was one of the lowest of the parishes in Lexden hundred; the lord of … 16th and 17th centuries, supply- ing wool for the cloth trade of Colchester and other towns, but arable farming was …
A History of the County of Essex
… 97 Private schools were also recorded in 1844 and 1845. 98 Of two schools for young ladies recorded in 1866, one … day school for 28 chil- dren was established in one room of a small cottage. It was supported by voluntary contri- … of funds, it was transferred to the control of a school board. 5 The girls' and infants' departments moved into a new …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor WIVENHOE THE ancient parish of Wivenhoe, c. 3 miles south-east of Colchester on the east bank of the river Colne where it widens to form an estuary, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT From 1246 the lords of Wivenhoe manor were entitled to free warren in their … two houses were built in High Street in 1952. 84 A burial board was established in 1855, and a cemetery of 2 a. was … nationalized and Wivenhoe was supplied by the Eastern Gas Board, later British Gas. 93 Forrestt's, the shipbuilding …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (a)xxix. N.W. (b)xxix. N.E.) Wix is a parish 6 m. W.S.W. of Harwich. Wix Abbey is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Michael stands near the middle of the parish. The ancient portions are of rubble with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by will dated 1705, left £200, the income, after payments of £1 for a sermon and 10 s. to the clerk, to be given to the … O.R.O., Misc. Su. LXXVIII/i/1; 12th Rep. Com. Char. 352. Board in ch.; 12th Rep. Com. Char. 352; for Ric. Hall see … Rep. Suppl. Char. Digest, H.C. 247, p. 18 (1890), lv; board in ch. Char. Com. files; Ambit (Wolvercote par. mag.) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Wolvercote Church Church A chapel of ease at Wolvercote subject to the church of St. Peter-in-the-East, Oxford, was first recorded in 1236, … after 1696. 15 Merton was represented on the patronage board of the joint living in 1984. 16 The medieval chaplains …