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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the union of Tisbury, hundred of Dunworth, Hindon and S. divisions of Wilts, 12 miles (W. by N.) from … Wilton; it was granted by Henry VIII. to William Herbert and his wife, sister to Catharine Parr, and is still the property of their descendants, the earls of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… which by 1341 had embraced lands which were in 1086, and remained, in Berkshire. 48 The Wiltshire part of the … 2,202 a. (891 ha.), contained Chilton Foliat village and East Soley and West Soley hamlets. The Berkshire part, 1,292 a. (523 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Introduction TOPOGRAPHY CHILTON POLDEN The parish and former chapelry of Chilton Polden, like its neighbours Catcott and Edington, is a long, narrow, rectangular area which … century it was part of the ancient parish of Moorlinch, 6 and its name is thought to derive from its position on …
A History of the County of Somerset
… it had 2 ploughteams, one each on the ½ hide of demesne and on the ½ hide of demesne of the priest there. There were … on the ½ virgate of demesne, the other worked by 3 villani and 4 bordars. A single team at Beere was shared with the … There was meadow at Pignes (5 a.), Idstock (20 a.), and Beere (6 a.), and 10 a. of pasture at Huntstile. Sheep …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in a band across the middle of the township, on a gravel and clay terrace which still provided the only arable in the … East or Great field (perhaps identical with Church field), and West field were apparently still open fields in 1681, but were probably much reduced and had been inclosed by 1789. Arable and pasture closes to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing, with the hamlets of Brownside and Bugsworth, 996 inhabitants. It comprises 3707 acres, of which 98 acres are waste and roads. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for 63. 9., and the vicarial for 11. 5. There is a place of worship for …
A History of the County of Essex
… The institutions of rectors have been recorded from 1363 and show that the advowson continued to be appurtenant to the … pro hac vice in 1409, the bishop by lapse in 1441, 1487, and 1557 and the Crown on several occasions during a minority. When …
A History of the County of Essex
… tailor of London, in 8 quarters 'of the best, purest and cleanest dry corn, of the country and measure of Essex . . . as could be sold in the market of … 3 s.' 67 In 1372 the market was appurtenant to the manor and was being held on Tuesdays. 68 It remained in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… (N.) from Oswestry, on the road from London to Holyhead and Dublin; containing 1611 inhabitants, of whom 475 are in … of a conflict between part of the forces of Henry II. and the Welsh, which took place in 1165, in a deep and … with a square tower containing a ring of bells, and measures fifty-seven feet in length and thirty-nine in width. …
Old and New London
… BreweryChiswick MallThe "Red Lion"The "White Bear and Whetstone"The College HouseWhittingham's … Printing-pressBarbara, Duchess of ClevelandDr. Rose and Dr. RalphEdward Moore, the JournalistAlexander Pope's … alia, an account of the Great Plague, and of the sanitary measures adopted by the parish. Among other curious …