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The Environs of London
… how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, … gave the old market-house (where the cage now is) for the use of the poor 4. Manor. Manor of Woolwich, or … The whole of this parish has been decreed to be within the Royal manor of Eltham 5: but the principal estate, which is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woothorpe - Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, … acres. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, well adapted for wheat; the surface is varied, but in no part attains to … who, at the battle of Edge-Hill, bravely redeemed the royal standard, as is recorded on his monument in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish, 702 hectares in area, lies S. of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the river for most of its length by Hardingstone parish except at its … of the foundation endowment of Lavendon Abbey (Bucks) in a royal confirmation of 1227 ( Mon Angl 6, 888) it appears that …
A History of the County of Oxford
… some 70,000 acres of central Oxfordshire, bounded on the east by the river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary … Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the royal forest of Wychwood. The landscape varies from the flat … century and later. Though there was some early inclosure for sheep farming the area was largely one of nucleated …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hundred Southern part Wootton Hundred (Southern Part) THE SOUTHERN part of Wootton hundred 1 covered 35,473 a. … those at Witney and Oxford. Many parishes lay within the royal forest of Wychwood and some, notably North Leigh, had … local trade and in the 18th century Woodstock became known for its steel jewellery and fine gloves, for which …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains East Wick Farm, which … timber-framed house of the 17th century, and the Royal Oak is an extended and altered house of 17th-century … and of the late 16th century or early 17th, unusually for Wootton Rivers was built on an L plan. By 1732 cottages, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… obtained from Ethelred a grant of one moiety of the royal dues, with which he repaired the ancient seat of the … ground, they spread themselves over the open country, for the sake of pillage; and the garrison, taking advantage … library is attached, in 1815; there is also a society for the encouragement and improvement of native …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… France xxiii 367 d). M. Mauger Archdcn. of capévreux and royal clk. and physician. El. before 8 Aug. 1199 ( Rot. … 15 June; cf. R. R. Darlington in Cart. Worc. p. xlvii. For the name, see Cart. Worc. p. xlix n. 4. Cf. ibid. n. 8. …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Geffrey Howsman of Ammersley. Ref.110 BA1/1/25/1 (1616) To the right worshipfull [illegible] [illegible] his majesties justices of the peace for the county of Wegorn. The humble peticion of Geffrey … convenient we ceasse comendinge your good worshipps to the protection of the almightie Yardeley this xxvith of May 1616. …