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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… acres on both sides of the river Frome between 200 ft. and 50 ft. above O.D. The S. part slopes from Chalk in the … and much restored late 14th-century chancel arch has an open arcade of three two-centred arches of two chamfered … from the cloister by a central doorway between two low open arches on dwarf walls which thus cleared the intrados of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 that Tintern should receive all parish dues from Woolaston, Aluredston, and Alvington except tithes of the demesne of Alvington, and … 42 a. south of the church were allotted to the rector at inclosure in 1815. 16 All but 8 a. was sold c. 1908. 17 The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest … rents in 1771-2, 22 and 9 freeholders had land in the open fields at Plusterwine in 1789. 23 The enfranchisement of some …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity funds in 1683. 99 In … resolved to appoint a mistress to teach nine poor boys, 1 and the Clayton charity of 40 s. a year was paid regularly to … from subscriptions but also received the Clayton charity 3 and in 1846 a grant of £30 from the National Society. 4 In …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … tithe disputes over the park and assarts at Tidenham and inclosure of arable at Ashwell occurred in the early 13th … shortage of water before the main supply was piped to the fields c. 1955. 12 Between the hills and the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Aluredston with assize of ale in the late 13th century, and a hayward was elected. 66 After Tintern Abbey added … are court rolls of Woolaston manor for 1405- 6, 1476-88, and 1568-9, 67 court books for 1660- 1709 and 1712-60, 68 and … Grange in 1813. 87 Allotments of 5 a. were made at inclosure for the erection of poorhouses at Woolaston Common …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the Conquest Brictric son of Algar … The farm-house and buildings stand round three sides of an open courtyard. The oldest part of the house, facing the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Gwillim (d. 1724), variously described between 1664 and 1714 as a labourer, gentleman, and esquire, who had an estate worth £180 in 1714. 77 … can be identified as Roman Catholics with certainty, and the number is exceptional; in 1683 and 1684 only ten and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern … third of the parish, divided by the 16th century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were … 1 but had been renamed the Crown by 1871. 2 It was open in 1881 and appears to have been renamed the Globe, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 miles from north … 2 miles. The northern half of the parish is largely common and woodland, and there is another large block of woodland at its southern …