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A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … as one of the principal seaside watering-places in the country, 28 and it continued to attract royalty and the … was nearly the same in Worthing (7.33 per cent) as in the country in general. 47 By 1881 both Worthing (8.71 per cent) …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing and associated parishes WORTHING AND ASSOCIATED PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from … one of the chief market-gardening districts in the country. The modern borough, since 1974 the district, of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities … 17 By 1976 the town was the bowls centre for the whole country. 18 Firstclass cricket matches were being held at the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wotton Underwood … Brasses and Indents: In S. aisleat W. end, in black marble slab, of Edward Greneveile (Grenville), 1585, … Richard Grenville, 1688; (5) to Richard Grenville, 1665, black marble, with arms in white marble. Piscina: in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The … by chains; the sermon is preached from the butt of a black oak, cut in imitation of the sigilaria or antediluvian …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (late). Writing box [wrytinge box; writing desks and box; wrighting box] A small BOX for containing WRITING … probably reflected in the patent for a 'Powder for making black writing-ink, by mixing with water, beer, ale, or wine' … that the manufacture of white paper only began in this country in the 1690s [Johnson (1794)]. Thus before about 1700 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (d)li. S.E. (e)lii. S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and … modern opening, and above it a stone panel with a raised black letter inscription, all weathered away except the last … bands of terra-cotta colour and white with stars, now black, possibly formerly gold, also on S. face of fourth bay …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly … but by 1367 it was back at the levels obtaining before the Black Death, a fact perhaps suggesting a population recovery. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is … ground commanding a fine prospect over the surrounding country, embracing the picturesque vale of Salop, the Breddyn … and commands a fine view of the German Ocean and the country adjacent. The living is a discharged rectory, valued …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 km. to … area here treated, contained 515 a. in 1882. 8 Its eastern and western boundaries followed no natural features or roads … had one of the earliest professional football clubs in the country, playing first on Wade's field (later Wade Road) and …