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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… parish which adjoins Saffron Walden on the S., and consists of a number of scattered hamlets. The principal … are the Parish Church, Tiptofts, Broad Oaks, Pinkney's, and Thunderley Hall. Ecclesiastical c (1). Parish Church of … are of coursed pebbles with dressings of grey limestone and clunch; the roofs are tiled, except that of the aisle, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… W. by Ermine Street, with some adjustments in either case, and on the S. by the river Rhee. The boundary on the E. with … which could be introduced without serious disturbance to agriculture. The most important element was a long winding … iron parts being cast in Cambridge (A. Young, Annals of Agriculture, 42 (1804), 2946). The mill was later adapted for …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the district. 81 The … almost entirely tithe free by 1839. 78 ECONOMIC HISTORY Agriculture In 1086 the two recorded estates, the later … or later. 32 The proportion of the population involved in agriculture fell in the earlier 19th century to less than one …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wincanton - Windy Nook Wincanton (St. Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a … against all who should molest any person employed in agriculture. On the conclusion of the war, during which … of 23 per annum by Lady Onslow, for teaching gardening and agriculture to boys during one-half of the day, and …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… The romantic legends told by Froissart of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table at Windsor lack the … early history of Windsor which were current in the 14th and 15th centuries. 1 During the Saxon period, when Edward … the purpose of breeding stock and studying experimental agriculture. The Prince of Wales was christened in St. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is nearly in the centre of the peninsula of Holderness, and consists of about 2000 acres. Two-thirds are arable, and one-third under grass, among the latter of which are … above 200 acres of wood; the surface is undulated, and the soil a strong fertile clay. The living is a rectory, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Winshill Economic history AGRICULTURE In 1086 there was land at Winshill for 3 … were actually being worked, of which 2 were on the demesne and 1 1/2 was worked by 10 villani; the remaining ploughteam … from Repton (Derb.) by William I. There was 8 a. of meadow and an unspecified area of underwood. Together with a mill, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… middle-class houses were built along the Ashby road, and there has also been extensive 20thcentury council and private housing development in the south-eastern part of … Staffs. Advertiser, 12 Feb. 1876, p. 7 (citing Jnl. of Horticulture, n.s. xxx. 116-17); below, econ. hist. (rabbit …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… were three ploughs on the demesne of Winstone in 1086 and eight servi were employed. 81 The amount under plough at … to one plough-land with 20 a. of wood, 5 a. of meadow, and 2 a. of pasture, 84 and remained as such throughout the … the inhabitants in 1381 14 and in 1608 15 were employed in agriculture. Later in the 17th century a tinker was recorded …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Elm ELM Elm, on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the larger parishes in the Isle. It … shape usually found in Wisbech hundred, with the church and village on the firm silt land at the north-east end, just … The alterations made under the county Review Order of 1933 and the Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation …