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A History of the County of Stafford
… Churches By 1297 Burslem was a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent 1 and retained that status until 1809 … when it was made parochial under the Stoke Rectory Act of 1807. 2 As a chapelry it was in the charge of a curate appointed by the Rector of Stoke. 3 In several …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and Public Services Burslem, though anciently part of the parish of Stoke, was evidently an independent parish for civil … later 16th century. 1 The parish included the townships of Burslem and Sneyd, which manorially were part of Tunstall …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Bertune and Ludham, some land that was Sok to Gulnethorpe of the fee of Roger de Busli, viz. twelve bov. ad geld. The land one … was patron. 'Tis now 4l. 19s. 2d. value in the Kings books, and the earl of Chesterfeild patron. In the north side …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Overy BURTON OVERY Burton Overy is seven miles south-east of Leicester. The village stands on rising ground which forms the eastern slope of the Sence valley, and in the north-east the land rises to … accounts do not appear to tally with detailed disbursement books which have survived, 16 it is clear that for 30 years …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary and St. Modwena), a parish, and the head of a union, partly in the N. division of the hundred of … The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at 4. 6. 8.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. John … rectory and a vicarage, the former valued in the king's books at 8. 10., and the latter at 18; patron and incumbent, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 2 ploughteams were worked by 9 villani. There were 16 a. of meadow, and woodland measured 1/2 league in both length and breadth. The value of the manor had increased from £3 in 1066 to £3 10 s. in … with 70 mares and foals, possibly a survival (or revival) of one established after Wulfric Spot bequeathed 116 horses …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Education EDUCATION TO 1870 A reference to a 'warden of the boys' ( custos puerorum) in Burton in 1390 suggests … 14th century, with the boys assisting in the celebration of private masses. 1 A schoolmaster mentioned in 1453 may … By 1868 it had a reading room and a library of 4,000 books, 9 and by 1871 it had been moved to Station Street. 10 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… She departed for Ireland, leaving Andresey in the care of two female companions, and died, but her body was brought back for burial on Andresey. The details of her life, which are never fixed chronologically, place … came to the town. His Life, the first written record of Modwen, conflated his subject with both Modwen's legend at …
A History of the County of Stafford
… A minster church was refounded as a monastery at the turn of the 11th century, and in the late 12th century the abbey … brewing industry began to assume national importance. Part of Horninglow then became a suburb, as did Stapenhill and Winshill on the Derbyshire side of the river later in the century, With the decline of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Burton-upon-Trent Growth of settlement Growth of settlement Burton town lies on the west side of the river Trent, its long High Street running northwards …