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A History of the County of Gloucester
… size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here … 'Duke's Head' until 1842; 93 in 1856 it was known as the 'Queen's Head', but from 1863 was called the Woolaston Inn. 94 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… thegn the manor of Woolaston probably never belonged to Queen Maud, 7 but was granted by William I to William … the Crown until c. 1115 when Henry I gave them to William's grandson Walter de Clare (d. c. 1138). Walter founded … (d. c. 1148) and between c. 1148 and 1155 by the latter's son Richard (d. 1176). 10 The manor was held by Tintern …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … Sir John Hody (d. 1441), chief justice of the king's bench. 6 Fifty horsemen, a foot company from the Bridgwater … ejected for causing a nuisance. In 1887 to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee the parish rebuilt the dilapidated buildings …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Woolhope 95 WOOLHOPE (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXV, S.W., (b)XL, N.E., (c)XL, S.E., (d)XLI, … with coat-of-arms. Seating: In N. chapelplain heavy oak bench with back rail and arms, 14th or 15th-century. Table: … now used for storage. The Stable, N.E. of the house, has queen-post roof-trusses. b(3). The Court, house, on the N. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … constructed a royal dockyard here, which was enlarged by Queen Elizabeth, and has continued progressively to increase … 1830, they had the honour of entertaining William IV. and Queen Adelaide, on the king's visit to review the artillery. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich … a collection of painted glass including seated figure of Queen Elizabeth, square panel with figures of two … ceiling-beams and part of the roof, which has some queen-post trusses and wind-braces. The Bridge, over the E. …
The Environs of London
… Manor of Woolwich, in the early part of Edward the First's reign 8. In the year 1324, the manor of Woolwich belonged … in possession of it in 1575 17. About the latter end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, it was sold to Sir Nicholas … called the Manor of Jeffrys, was, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign, the property of Henry Cheney 20. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 22 By the 1270s the principal franchises included Queen Eleanor's Hanborough manor, which was free from all outside interference, and Edmund, earl of Cornwall's numerous manors in the hundred, for which he held pleas, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was … opened fully in 1810. 6 A wharf, a lock, and a lock keeper's house were built immediately south of the village, and … the see later. A large estate called Wootton was held by Queen Edith in 1066 and by the king in 1086. The estate, …