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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WOODCHESTER ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Stroud, hundred of Longtree, E. division of the … the antiquities that have been found are, foundations and ruins of buildings, fragments of statues, stags' horns, … brought from one of the monasteries suppressed at the French revolution. At the east end of the south aisle is an …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woodchester Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. In the early 8th century a grant of 3 cassati of wooded land at … The masonry is said to have been carried out by French masons and every possible use was made of stone rather …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Woodditton Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In the Middle Ages the manors in Woodditton were Ditton Camoys, …
The Environs of London
… Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the wood, where Woodford-bridge now is. It lies … hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half from Whitechapel church. The parish is bounded by … order of Friars of St. Renaldus, alias Camaldules, in all France; who hath from thence forsaken all his honours and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (b)lxi. N.E. (c)lxi. S.E.) Woodham Ferrers is a parish and village 6 m. S.W. of Maldon. The church, Bicknacre Priory and Edwin's Hall are the … Glass: In chancelin S.E. window, two shields of (1) France (ancient) and (2) England, 14th-century, partly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Economic history Economic history In the century after its foundation the town prospered, … but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is … duke of Marlborough cost 50 gn., and a 2 oz. chain sold in France for 170. 80 The craft's introduction to Woodstock was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (C.a.). (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The northern part forms a suburb of and is annexed to the borough of Peterborough. Roman (1). Remains of huts, with pottery, pins and human remains were found in 1910 in the London Brick …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some … 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 … lights and tracery; the lower opening now contains modern french doors and the upper one is blocked; in the gable is a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. … rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern … with the priory about its extent. 12 During the wars with France the Crown took possession and it was farmed out. 13 In …