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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Dean aud Chapter of Carlisle. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, has been rebuilt, at the expense (with the … philosopher, was born in an old thatched house on the north side of the churchyard, in 1632; and Mrs. More resided … and the remainder to that of Roxwell. About four miles north-east of the church, in the middle of a wood, a …
A Dictionary of London
… Wright Street See Lancaster Place. Wright's Buildings North out of Chick Lane to Duke's Court on the northern boundary of Farringdon Ward … in Tower Ward. Devised by will of Sir Wm. Herriott, 1506, to the Drapers' Company, by the name of "Vernon's quay." It …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 13th century. In the first half of the 14th century the North and South Aisles were re-built, and during the same century the North and South Chapels were probably added to the chancel and the North Vestry built. In the 15th …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly with Wroxeter parish and to the east lies the northern part of Telford new town. The … east; its history is treated separately below. 85 To the north the parish is bounded partly by Long Lane, the river …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the picturesque vale of Salop, the Breddyn hills in North Wales, and, in another direction, the plains of … the Derby hills. The manufacture of glass is carried on to some extent, and there is a corn-mill on the river Tern, which bounds the parish on the north. In the township of Admaston is a mineral spa of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Wood WROCKWARDINE WOOD Wrockwardine Wood, north-east of Oakengates town centre, was originally a detached piece of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which … Street the ground falls sharply, giving extensive views north across the township. In 1884 the township became a …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be … textile production. 72 In 1847 about half the land north of the Shropshire Canal was under arable cultivation, … a four-storeyed brick steam mill was built in 1818 on the north bank of the Shrewsbury Canal. The mill, generally known …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… evening service by 70; afternoon attendance was said to average 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb chapel closed. 52 In 1824 St. … Jubilee chapel, built of red brick in 1860 on the north side of Church Street, St. George's, seated 400; half …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of Shrewsbury (d. 1094). 64 Dependent chapels, referred to generally in two mid 12th-century confirmations of abbey … communicants. 22 Miss E. M. Clay, dissatisfied with the ministry and witness of the vicar in the 1950s, 23 began to … 27 is cruciform with a central tower and stair turret, and north and south chapels. 28 The lower part of the eastern 6 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… by the eight oxherds mentioned. Twelve teams belonged to 13 villeins, 4 bordars, a radman, and a priest. The … (or Town) field to the west, Dale (or Dole) field to the north, and Clay field and Clayhorns farther north still. Leaton field too was then reckoned one of …