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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Charities CHARITIES. John Gibbs, of London, by his will dated 1772, left £500 to provide six poor men of Westbury annually with an olive-coloured coat and waistcoat. … of this charity was a little over £10 and it was spent on underclothing for deserving cases. 56 John Matravers, of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Churches CHURCHES. The church of Westbury is mentioned in 1086 when it was held by a young … John the Baptist and St. Thomas the Martyr, in a chapel on the north side of the church, by William of Westbury, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Fairs and markets FAIRS AND MARKETS. A weekly market on Friday and an annual fair on the vigil, feast, and morrow … Nov.) was granted to Walter Pavely, lord of the manor of Westbury, in 1252. 61 In 1291 a further grant was made to the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Industry and trade INDUSTRY AND TRADE. Like the other towns in the basin of the Bradford Avon, Westbury emerged as a centre of the cloth industry of that … was still actively engaged in the clothing industry. On his death he left 281 cloths in London as well as a number …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Introduction WESTBURY The ancient parish of Westbury 1 was co-extensive … Chapmanslade, was coupled with Chapmanslade, and later, on one or two occasions, appeared as a tithing on its own. 13 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Lesser estates LESSER ESTATES. Land at HEADINGHILL … stocked for Reynold Pavely when he acquired the manor of Westbury in 1173. 32 On the death of Walter Pavely in 1256 Headinghill was named …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Manors MANORS. In 1086 the king, as successor to Queen Edith, held WESTBURY. 40 It could thus later claim to be ancient demesne … formed a part. 55 The outcome of this threat is unknown. On his death in 1256 Walter Pavely was holding Westbury by …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Mills MILLS. At the time of the Domesday Survey there were six mills on the capital manor of Westbury. 62 In 1226-7 the grant of a mill, formerly …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Parish government and public services PARISH … Like many other royal manors of the Wessex kingdom, Westbury developed urban or semiurban institutions at a … distinguish between the tithing or township of Westbury on the one hand, and the borough of Westbury on the other. 12 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Parliamentary representation PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION. Westbury first sent representatives to Parliament in 1448, … could be held in fee, for lives, or 99 years, determinable on lives, or by copy of court roll, and the payment of an …