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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Devizes. 2 It covers 1,846 a. and is long and narrow in shape. 3 From the north-eastern boundary at Mill Farm … 20 The lane to Mill Farm (formerly Winsmore's Mill) and to Worton (in Potterne), which branches off that which formerly … d. 1828), planted Greenlands wood east of the road to Worton (in Potterne) and Cheverell wood on the northern …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Tew may refer to a long ridge, of which there are several in the area, but the derivation remains uncertain. 2 The form … Tew's importance as an early ecclesiastical centre: Nether Worton was a dependent chapelry until the 17th century, and … from the Square along the north wall of the park to Nether Worton was declared a bridleway at inclosure in 1767. 18 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… purposes and later for civil purposes, the townships lay in separate hundreds. The stream dividing them also formed … had been sold to Goodyer's friend Edmund Meese of Over Worton. 69 In 1617 Meese devised the estate to Goodyer, whose … d.d. Shrewsbury c 4/18. For the Meese fam. see below, Over Worton. P.R.O., PROB 11/1 (P.C.C. 19 Meade); ibid. E 134/ …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parish, 1,025 a., is long and narrow. Reaching from Imber in the south to Worton in the north it is 4 miles long, but nowhere a mile wide. For …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and 9 miles (14 km.) south-west of Banbury. A township in the parish of Great Tew, Little Tew was taxed separately … descent of the manor thereafter followed that of Nether Worton 47 until it was sold by Thomas Nash in 1568 to … records its acquisition by Hilton in 1384. Below, Nether Worton, manors. P.R.O., CP 25(2)/196/East. 10 Eliz. I; CP …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… that which led eventually to the name Steeple Lavington. In the form 'stupel' it occurs in 1242. 2 That form and the later form of 'stepel' (1255) … children from the Cheverells, West Lavington, Urchfont, Worton, Marston, and Tilshead as well as those from Market …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Seend was made a separate ecclesiastical parish by Order in Council in 1873. 1 From the point of view of administration the Order … for life the office of hayward to William le Whaf of Worton (called 'Baillif'), with reversion to his son William. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Nether Worton NETHER WORTON Nether Worton, a small parish of 734 a. (297 ha.) until its amalgamation with Over Worton in 1932, 1 lies 3 miles (6 km.) west of Deddington and 9 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Parishes Over Worton OVER WORTON Over Worton lies 3 miles (5 km.) south-west of … of Banbury. Before its amalgamation with Nether Worton in 1932 it was a small parish of 630 a. (255 ha.), 1 roughly …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parish of Potterne consisted of the tithings of Potterne, Worton, and Marston. Two churchwardens were appointed for … Potterne tithing and one chapelwarden each for those of Worton and Marston. 1 At the beginning of the 19th century … carried on through a separate vestry meeting. 2 By Order in Council of 1852 the district chapelry of Worton, …