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A History of the County of Oxford
… AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a church within the 10th- and 11th-century estate seems … likely, the earliest unequivocal evidence is the survival of blocked, single-splayed windows of late 11th- or early … of East Witney, and a second team vicar was placed in charge of West Witney; reorganisation in 1993 combined …
A History of the County of Oxford
… nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY The strength of Protestant Dissent in Witney, a dominant feature of the town from the late 17th century, reflected the … year William Castle, a Witney gentleman, left a 3 rent-charge to Mather and his successors. 38 In 1715, when Mather …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, W. division of Somerset, 28 … the vicarial tithes have been commuted for an annual rent-charge of 209. 16. Wolfhamcote (St. Peter) WOLFHAMCOTE ( St. …
A History of the County of Essex
… and churchwardens £50 to invest in land for the benefit of poor sailors or their widows. 16 In 1752 c. 3 a. of land at Wivenhoe heath was bought and the yearly rent of … 28 Mrs. Cock, by her will dated 1744, left a yearly rent-charge of £2 to benefit eight widows; by 1836 the …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1254 when Simon Battle was the patron. The advowson of the rectory descended with the lordship of Wivenhoe manor, the lords presenting regularly, except in … was £371. 11 In 1838 tithes were commuted for a rent charge of £440 a year, including £8 from the glebe. 12 In …
A History of the County of Essex
… 97 Private schools were also recorded in 1844 and 1845. 98 Of two schools for young ladies recorded in 1866, one … day school for 28 chil- dren was established in one room of a small cottage. It was supported by voluntary contri- … On Sundays 130 boys and 70 girls attended free of charge. Teaching was by the Lancasterian method. 12 In 1839 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Andrew) WOLLASTON ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Chepstow, hundred of Westbury, W. division of the county of Gloucester, 5 miles … tower built about 1717, and contains 170 sittings. A rent-charge of 16 was bequeathed by Sir John Browne, for the poor. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… WOLLATON, OLAVESTON. In Olaveston (through corruption of speech now called Wollaton) there was of William Peverells fee of a Mannor which defore the Conquest Vlsi had, who paid for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woodbury Wombleton WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles … families. Philip, Lord Wharton, in 1694 gave a rent-charge of 22. 10., to be paid to the vicar for an evening …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Francis Charlton still owed the Crown the 'king's rent' of £2 6 s. 8 d. for the maintenance of a minister, 51 but before his death in 1642 he may have … News Letter, xxxiii. 12. S.R.O. 625, box 11, 'The annual charge to be pd. out of the est. of St. J. Charlton'; 676/8, …