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A History of the County of Oxford
… from 1705 Park From 1705 The laying out of the gardens and park, begun in 1705 at the same time as the building of … park; (ii) a shorter avenue between the Oxford road and the palace; (iii) a great parterre and walled, formal garden, later (presumably because of its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… asserted that Henry I built the first park wall c. 1110, and within its circuit of 7 miles kept beasts of the chase and exotic animals, including a porcupine. 31 Woodstock … minor officers, such as a janitor for the town gate and a gardener, were paid 2 d. a day. 36 When the manor and …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Archbishop Thomas had five Villains, having two Car. and one Mill which was in Ludham, Pasture Wood three leuc. long, and one broad; Calvreton was a Berue of this Mannor, and both in the Confessours time were valued at 40s. 1 King …
A Dictionary of London
… of Crutched Friars or Poor Jewry Lane. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677). The site is now occupied by warehouses. Name … Directory). Forms part of the boundary between Bishopsgate and Coleman Street Wards, the eastern side of the street … Blue (The) Gates A court so called at the south end of Harrow Alley (Strype, eds. 1720 and 1755). In Portsoken Ward. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… is a rather flat area of Upper Lias Clay, glacial sands and gravels and alluvium, all at about 84 m. above OD, but from there the … narrow bands of Northampton Sand, Blisworth Limestone and other Oolitic deposits, to a high ridge covered by …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… one bov. . ad Geldam. 1 The land one car. There four vill. and four bord. had one car. and one acre of medow. and that here was likewise soc to the Kings manor of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Ralph Guade Earl of Norfolk, who was deprived as a rebel; and, at the survey, Gilbert, captain of the cross-bowmen, … when there were five bordarers, with a carucate in demean, and the men always ploughed their lands with two oxen, paunage for 5 swine, and 25 acres of meadow; 12 freemen, with the moiety of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Magna PLUMSTEDE MAGNA. Guert, brother of King Harold, and slain with him at the battle of Hastings, had a freeman, … Five bordarers belonged to it, one carucate in demean, and half a one among the tenants, &c. and there were ten freemen, with 30 acres of land, who held …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the principal lordship in this town, a carucate of land, and one villain, with half a carucate; Tovi was a freeman of Earl Guert; and there were 6 freemen at that time, and the moiety of one who had 20 acres of land, with 2 of …
Old and New London
… winding alleys lead the doubtful way: The silent court and opening square explore, And long perplexing lanes untrod before." Gay's "Trivia." The … of Forty FootstepsA Singular SuperstitionStreet Brawls and RoysterersThe Game of BaseBloomsbury deserted by the …