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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Until inclosure c. 1816 open-field arable occupied the centre of the parish, between heath in the north-west and … Ditton Camoys in 1291 had 32 villeins each holding 15 a. for weekwork and other services, and free tenants and molmen … a milkman, baker, butcher, and the Newmarket Co-operative Society's van, to supplement weekly shopping trips to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In the Middle Ages the manors in Woodditton were Ditton Camoys, … by King Cnut, who gave it to Ely abbey in 1022 in exchange for Cheveley. 58 Archbishop Stigand later held it as lessee … by William I. William de Noyers was lessee of the 10-hide royal manor in 1086 in defiance of Ely's claim, 59 which was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… is a parish and suburb of London adjoining Walthamstow on the E. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary has … and the Merchant Venturers; two shields of the Tudor royal arms, one with the garter and initials E.R., Tudor rose … brick panel with the initials and date I LB 1580, possibly for John Lambert, grocer. On the S. side are cartouches of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… across the river. It appears that Upper Woodford has for long been the largest of the three villages. The houses … the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935; it also bears the Royal Arms, painted and gilded. At Heale Park there is a pair … in Upper Woodford. 18 The Durnford and Woodford Friendly Society had in 1835 the use of a building in Durnford, 19 but …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The wealth of woodland in Woodford long determined the … in the woodland at an early date. In 1066 there was arable for 2 ploughs on the demesne and for the relatively large … extremity of the parish, was to remain within the royal forest until Henry III came of age, when the canons …
A History of the County of Essex
… school at Woodford, apparently Anglican, where most of the children of the poor were taught and clothed charitably. … school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … was opened in 1859, in association with the National Society. In the following year it was moved from temporary …
A History of the County of Essex
… parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of London, at the northern end of Becontree hundred. … still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … to have closed by 1870. 136 Woodford Art and Industrial society was established in 1877 to encourage amateur skill; …
A History of the County of Essex
… evidently in existence by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In … a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … and with the Woodford Bridge mission of the Zion Itinerant Society which existed in 1812, when it was transferred to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of … spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … 1837, and contains 400 free sittings, the Incorporated Society having granted 350 in aid of the expense. The living …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Woodham Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. … cup of 1646, inscribed W.W. 1672, and stand-paten of 1706. Royal Arms: In naveat W. end, Stuart arms of 1660 on wood. …