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A History of the County of Gloucester
… be identified as Roman Catholics with certainty, and the number is exceptional; in 1683 and 1684 only ten and two …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the lessees were two members of the Crifte family who gave their name to the house in the 17th century. In 1607 it was … his manor of Woolavington on his second wife Margaret. 27 Their son Nicholas, who died in 1557 was succeeded in the … than 25 a. Only 26 labourers were employed in 1851 but the number increased to 31 in 1861, before falling back to 15 in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… proprietors; and the Knights of St. John had a house here, their lands lying in Little Woolton. The property is now held … justness and importance of his apprehensions, retired with their friends and all whom they could persuade to accompany … In these sheds are deposited, in double files, an immense number of guns, mounted on field carriages, and supplied with …
The Environs of London
… of St. Mary de Graces, near the Tower, (being parcel of their manor of Poplar 21,) which manor had belonged to Sir … resumed it to himself 43, allowing the monks only their ancient pension of 7s. per annum 44. Since this time, … who have their head-quarters at this place. The present number of houses in the parish of Woolwich is about 1200. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… here. The market is on Tuesday; and fairs, formerly six in number, but now reduced to two, are held on the Mondays next …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… village lies E. of the London Road at 85 m. above OD. A number of prehistoric and Roman sites are recorded in the … grant. The heirs of the founder of Lavendon claimed that their father had held the advowson of the church subsequent … possession was invalid (Maitland 1887, no. 648). They won their case and subsequently presented Walter de Horton to the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and 6 children, occasional relief to 21 people. 25 The number receiving regular relief had risen to 32 by 1813, when … and Whitsun and on the Sunday after Michaelmas. The number of communicants, c. 40 at Easter, was said to be … c. 1854, attended Wootton Rivers church. 59 By 1812 the number of communicants in Wootton Rivers had fallen to 12. 60 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… other British towns, by the conquerors; and if not one of their principal stations, as some (judging from the Roman … and set fire to the town, attacked the inhabitants in their place of refuge; but were so vigorously repulsed that, … in various parts of the kingdom, and greatly increased the number of her partisans, marched from Gloucester with a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… of two storeys but was heightened in 1824. The range has a number of original and later windows mostly altered; one in … camerae, rooms on both the ground and first floor retain their original moulded ceiling-beams. The W. extension of …