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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 … Glass: In chancelin S.E. window, two shields of (1) France (ancient) and (2) England, 14th-century, partly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of WOODMANCOTE was held in 1066 by Countess Guda, and in 1086 … between his daughters and coheirs Woodmancote passed to Catherine, wife of Sir Edward Seymour, later duke of Somerset … Elizabeth Stone (d. after 1704), whose daughter and heir Catherine, widow of Thomas Beard, was succeeded by her son …
A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census … site. It was sold in 1792 to John Gulliver, whose relict Catherine in 1821 sold it, including two houses, to the duke …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … duke of Marlborough cost 50 gn., and a 2 oz. chain sold in France for 170. 80 The craft's introduction to Woodstock was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose … 16th century two chamberlains were elected annually on St. Catherine's day (25 Nov.) after the presentation of accounts. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The northern part forms a suburb of and is annexed to the borough of Peterborough. Roman (1). Remains of huts, with pottery, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in … with the priory about its extent. 12 During the wars with France the Crown took possession and it was farmed out. 13 In …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (7706) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the Chalk, its S.E. boundary coinciding with the summit of … Argenton, 1616, see brass. In nave, on S. wall, (2) of Catherine (Feaver) Loftus, 1842, marble tablet surmounted by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. The principal monuments …