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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (a)lxv. N.E. (b)lxv. S.E.) Woodford is a parish and suburb of London adjoining Walthamstow on the E. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary has been entirely re-built, except the tower, … Great and Augustus, cartouches of the arms of the Grocers' Company and the Merchant Venturers; two shields of the Tudor …
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 made once a year in this neighbourhood, and the company dined together, after their morning's walk, at the …
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
… Woodford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The wealth of woodland in Woodford long determined the economic life of the village, providing timber and some pasture, while … as columns. He patented this process in 1805 and formed a company, but left Ray House before the inadequacy of his …
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 … by John Lambert, a London grocer: arms of the Grocers' Company figured in the internal decorations and a stone …
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 of justice 1 and, from the 13th century at least, held a view …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Manors MANORS. The manor of WOODFORD HALL, which comprised the greater part of the parish, is first mentioned in the charter of doubtful authenticity by which Edward the Confessor …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this church, among others, to the use of the sacristy at Waltham. 2 What exactly was effected by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of … of Tynemouth, and is now the property of the Mercers' Company, London, and the incumbent of Hampstead. The church …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.E.) Woodham Ferrers is a parish and village 6 m. S.W. of Maldon. The church, Bicknacre Priory and Edwin's Hall are … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of mixed rubble with dressings …