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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are in Woodmansey. The township comprises 2910 a. 2 r. 38 p., of which 386 acres are in Woodmansey, and the remainder … of the chancellor, as lessor of the tithe, and the late H. G. Knight, Esq., of Firbeck, as lessee. A school for girls … situated on the river Nene, and comprises 1027 a. 3 r. 15 p., of which about 788 acres are arable, 212 pasture, and 16 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… E. part. (Not entered) Fig. 216 Woodnewton (12) (15) The White Swan Inn, two storeys and cellar, neatly coursed rubble …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 10-12 formed a single holding in 1587, described as the White Hart inn and a little adjoining house; an attached … chambers, and three presumably grander chambers called the Bear, Falcon, and Dove. 1 Balliol's lessees, John Smith, … renting in 1662. 36 It was later owned by the lawyer and M.P. Sir Littleton Osbaldeston (d. 1692) and for much of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… may have been named from John of Wappenham, Woodstock's M.P. in 1305. 46 In the 16th century the lane was Crow Lane and … Harrison's Lane, from J. V. Harrison (d. 1854) of the White House. 53 Chaucer's Lane was probably 'the highway next … House. 2 Many larger houses were inns, including the Bear, the Crown, later nos. 9-11 Market Place, and the Three …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock a staple town. George Whitton, alderman and M.P., probably instigated the Bill and certainly paid for the … his son Thomas (d. 1662), prosperous aldermen, kept the Bear inn; a later landlord, Edward Fennymore (d. 1700), … (d. 1621) who rented a malthouse by the river (later the White Hart inn) and built another at his new house in Park …
A History of the County of Oxford
… soon followed by a post chaise run by the landlord of the Bear inn. 50 A stage wagon to London was in operation by … one of several signs of revival. The right to elect two M.P.s, not invoked since the early 14th century, was reasserted … xviii), 16, 111, 113. Ibid. 1230 (N.S. iv), 258-9. V.C.H. Oxon. i. 345; Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 9 Aug. 1755. Geol Surv. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 21 and George served as mayor in 1571 and 1572 and M.P. from 1572. He provided the drive and funds to establish … cockpit and pest house, were sold in 19434, and the former White Hart in 1968. 33 Of its 'historic' property the … and built the surviving brick pair of shops, which bear a plaque with his initials. 27 The cellar, round arched …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … waist, was beaten back into the campaign headquarters, the Bear. 90 For much of the 1830s corporate government was … the Baptist minister John Freer, the glove manufacturers H. K. Money and J. N. Godden, and the upholsterer John …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 491 inhabitants. The parish comprises 684 a. 17 p., and the navigable river Kennet flows through it. The … acclivity of the downs, and comprises 2530 a. 1 r. 14 p., of which 957 acres are arable, 312 meadow and pasture, … road from Wakefield to Barnsley, and comprises 2569 a. 14 p., of which 1339 acres are arable, 836 meadow and pasture, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Monuments: In toweron N. wall, (1) to Stephen White Warne, 1825, white marble tablet on grey marble … part of the S. respond of the S. opening now remains (Fig. p. 418); it has three squat attached shafts with moulded … [:] MANERS : HIC : TUMULATUR: AD:PANAS : TARDUS : DEUS : H[u]NC : SALVANS : TUEATUR (Plate 203). Coffin: in chancel, …