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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… ploughteams. 62Two demesne ploughteams, each of 2 horses and 6 oxen, were at work in 1251 on 309 a. evenly distributed … three open fields, named as West, Middle (later Cadwin), and Belsars. 63 West field stretched south from the village, … until the First World War, strawberries afterwards. Horticulture was introduced on a large scale by I. F. Thoday …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… West River, forming a triangle with a base on the river and an apex to the south. It covered 4,694½ a. until 1884, … from 2 m. (6½ ft.) by the river to 7 m. in the village and 9 m. in the south. Gravels underlie the south-west part … 2From the late 19th century Willingham was involved in horticulture. The village is notably large and compact. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… return of writs, view of frankpledge, the assize of bread and of ale, and a gallows. 69In the late 14th century the court usually … more often. It remained the means by which tenurial and agricultural business was managed in the village until …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Williton and Freemanors Hundred (eastern) Introduction WILLITON AND FREEMANORS HUNDRED The hundred lies near the western end … and the Quantocks and those in the valley between them. Agriculture has long been the predominant activity, but …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… for prayers for his soul, to John Hedirsete his kinsman, and to Sir Thomas his brother, and others. To Master Thomas Hedirsete he leaves his Digest ( meum inforciatum 2) and a small volume cum omni meo repertorio et doctoribus …
Cardiff Records
… Wills Introduction Chapter V. Wills. SOLEMN and religious was the act of making a testamentary disposition in ancient times. "First and principally," began the Testator, "I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my Creator and Preserver, and my body to the dust from whence it came." …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ancient parish extended some 2 miles from east to west, and 1 miles from north to south. Its area in 1878 was 1,637 … same number of families; 147 57 people were employed in agriculture, and only 4 in trades and manufactures. In 1831 … occupiers employing labour, 23 were labourers employed in agriculture, and 2 were engaged in retail trades or …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a discharged vicarage, united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in the decorated and later styles, and consists of a nave and chancel, separated by a handsome …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… which formerly had been built on a multiplicity of crafts and trading activities, gradually came to depend upon the … all probability much greater than it had been in the past, and the affairs of the town were henceforth largely dominated … and People', W.A.M. lii. 3545. T. Davis, General View of Agriculture of Wilts. (edn. 1794), 157. Wilton Corp. MSS. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in … field thus increasing the whole ground to about 16 acres. AGRICULTURE Wilton and the suburban townships all lay along …