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A History of the County of Stafford
… Easter Book probably of the 1550s was 84. 2 The township's population in 1801 was 309, rising to 357 by 1821, falling … to 5,680 by 1921 and 6,222 by 1931. In 1951 the ward's population had increased only slightly to 6,279, but it was … 1; inf. from D. J. K. German, curator of Staffs. Yeomanry Museum, Stafford. Plaque in entrance hall. Plaque in lounge. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … purposes, in 1847, at a cost of 3000: it comprises a museum of some years' founding, and a public library … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 acres. Before this time various creeks, such as Carlton's Creek, 5 penetrated a long way inland and allowed the … In Leverington: the Marsh, Spitalfield, Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church … ethnological collections which he presented to the Wisbech Museum. From particulars of auction sale' 1864. M.I. in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… St. Mary). The fact that the three obtained £1, 15 s., and 10 s. respectively in a division of certain charitable funds in … The Crescent, Castle Square, Ely Place, Market Street, Museum Square, and Union Place-and the block of warehouses …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the manor during the Interregnum, replaced Morton's palace by a house in the style of the time, said to have … but they had hopes of obtaining possession after Medworth's death at a reduced price and the offer fell through. 88 … in 1816. A model of Thurloe's house is preserved in the Museum. For Webb and Thorpe Hall see V.C.H. Northants. ii, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when 10,000 bricks were ordered for the purpose at 15 s. 8 d. a thousand. 13 The keeper's salary was fixed in 1624 at £13 6 s. 8 d. 14 In 1681 … had 84 members and a library of 2,500 volumes. The Wisbech Museum was founded in 1835. 35 The Literary Society and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'WISBECH ANO DOM 1662. 1c. GM'. 66 Several tradesmen's tokens of this period are preserved in the Museum. 67 The Corporation also seems to have issued its own … sphere of influence covers the Isle-Cambridge (13.3), King's Lynn (15.6), and Peterborough (13.7), and of the country as …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Witchampton 24 WITCHAMPTON (9806) (O.S. 6 ins., ST 90 NE) The parish, irregular in shape and … (1918), 118). The vestry and the organ chamber on the S. of the chancel were added in 1898 (Sarum Dioc. Regy.). … finds are in D.C.M.; the Venus pavement is in the British Museum. ( Dorset Procs., XXIX (1908), lxxxviiviii; XXX …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Pyder and of the county of Cornwall, 5 miles (W. by S.) from Bodmin; containing 468 inhabitants. The parish … of Withiel. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 10, and in the gift of Sir R. R. Vyvyan, Bart.: … in 1811, a part of which was deposited in the British Museum. Withington (St. Peter) WITHINGTON ( St. Peter), a …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… under part of the arable common field and was excavated by S. Lysons in 1811 (Plate 51). 4 The site, on the E. shoulder … structural alteration, including the blocking of the S. flues into the hypocaust (L) and the asymmetrical … of pavement recovered from room D are in the British Museum. Some tesserae are in Gloucester City Museum. A hoard …