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A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps … about the architectural setting for this early worship or about its ornamentation. Three 8th-century archbishops … chancel. It thus conformed to the original twofold division in a church of sanctuary and nave, when choirs …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It stretches N.N.E. from … is one of many small hamlets and farms, each with a more or less rectangular area of land, the boundaries of which are …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of … land, later known as the salt green, 60 the salt grass, 61 or Worthing common, gradually came into being south of the … 'King Ogle', who owned the Warwick House estate and other property around the Steyne, including the Steyne itself. 11 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … not more than once a year, and sometimes not for three or four years. Thereafter they were held more intermittently. … power to replace themselves by co-option. Most were local property owners, among them promoters of the resort like …
A History of the County of Sussex
… a separate parliamentary constituency, 70 having been part of the Worthing division of the county since 1945. 71 It has always returned …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 … Hill, and comprises 4176 acres, of which 563 are common or waste. The soil is various. The lands are watered by two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… Road Wothorpe Road (Fig. 111) This road is on the line of an early route leading to a crossing of the Welland, which … a garage, is after 1833 (Knipe's map). The windows have vertical and horizontal sashes, or casements, with wooden lintels. (458) House, No. 7, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. xx. S.E.) Wrabness is a small parish on the S. side of the Stour estuary and 5 m. W. of Harwich. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of All Saints … panelled sides, each carved with an evangelistic symbol or a seated saint, all defaced; underside of bowl with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (O.S. 6 in. XXX, N.W.) Wraxall is a small parish 6 m. E. of Beaminster. The church and Wraxall Manor are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church Of St. Mary stands on the E. side of the parish. The walls … are a number of original stone fireplaces with moulded or chamfered jambs and heads. One bedroom is lined with early …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) … which is a large tumulus; and comprises 2777 a. 2 r., the property of Wyrley Birch, Esq.: the lands are chiefly arable. …