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A History of the County of Essex
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Wormingford is a parish of early woodland clearance, 44 and con- siderable arable … from the Middle Ages. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of demesne ploughs increased from 3 to 4, and the men … with a little pasture in 1906. After the First World War arable farming became even less profitable: in 1912 …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford Introduction WORMINGFORD THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester and 8 … 361 in 1911, then remaining steady until the Second World War. In 1951 the population of 569 included temporary …
A History of the County of Essex
… Church Hall manor in the 15th century, handled transfers of holdings and amerced tenants for trespass and nuisances. … the court baron at about two-yearly intervals; the number of jurors sworn ranged from 2 to 15, but was more often a … to deal with routine administration. 28 Courts baron of Wormingford Hall manor were held from 1627 or earlier …
A History of the County of Essex
… services held once a week for c. 20 people by the minister of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel in Fordham, 2 and another … Corner. Attendances declined after the Second World War. By 1970 only three Methodists remained in the village, …
A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of Anglian Christianity at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin … of special services increased after the Second World War: from St. Mark's Day 1955 to St. Mark's Day 1956 there …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary … many more deaths than births. 81 Before the Second World War, however, the high proportion of elderly people appeared …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In … was grown for the same markets until the First World War. 63 By 1904 there were c. 81 a. of glass-houses in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the … glass-houses and windpumps, until after the Second World War. 10 In 1978 the long-drawn-out process of building …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of Worthing tithing which lay outside the jurisdiction of … and encouraged its expansion. After the Second World War, on the other hand, it adopted a deliberate policy of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to … and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 children c. 1826, 87 and the chapel was enlarged and … 11 The building was used as a store in the Second World War and later became the East Worthing Baptist church. 12 The …