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A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… community in 1620 when it was included among centres of the Jesuit mission in Oxfordshire. 50 In 1625 three women … at Haddon House (no. 18 Park Street), owned by Mary, Lady Terry, and served by Jesuit priests from Heythrop … Cath. Miss. 6. Ibid. 67; Salter, 'Oxon. Recusants', O.A.S. Rep. (1924), 42; Bp. Fell and Nonconf. 66; Secker's Visit. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woodstone 97. WOODSTONE (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 … in 1910 in the London Brick Co.'s No. 4 Yard, W. of the Huntingdon to Peterborough road. ( See also under Fletton.) …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 … contains a monument to the memory of Sir Richard and Lady Lucy Reynell; the chancel underwent great improvement a … in the hundred of Leightonstone, union and county of Huntingdon, 5 miles (N. E. by N.) from Kimbolton; containing …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter … doctrine. 29 John Ball, vicar 1562-4, was chaplain to the Countess of Worcester and neither resided nor provided a … one time contained the rectory pew, was converted into a Lady chapel in 1954, and an 18th-century wooden pulpit from …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … although it was farmed by Sir Anthony Rouse and Lady Philippe, widow of Alexander Pym (d. 1585), until 1603 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 … the Confessor by Fulcui, was not included in Earl Roger's rape but was held in 1086 of the king in chief by Odo of … George Howard, who became Lord Laverton in 1874. 30 Lady Laverton died in 1893 and bequeathed the manor to Col. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Woolland 58 WOOLLAND (7706) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the … of Mary Argenton, 1616 (Plate 40); above, figure of lady at prayer wearing ruff and farthingale; below, on …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woolley 99. WOOLLEY (B.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XVII N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The Church is the principal monument. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of Somerset; … is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … visited here before the Reformation, and a well called Our Lady's Well is still in repute for its medicinal properties. …