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A History of the County of Essex
… the abbot of Waltham, as lord of the manor, held courts for Woodford. He took the profits of justice 1 and, from the … He claimed that, because of the annual payment of 4 s. to the exchequer, and references in the great roll of 1287 … sheltering strangers, and the failure to scour ditches or repair roads. The court also regulated grazing on the common. …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this church, among others, to the use of the sacristy at Waltham. 2 What exactly was … a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … 6 horses, 40 sheep, and 20 pigs over a year old, with their offspring. 12 This considerable number of animals …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … by a visit from James VI. of Scotland, on his route to take possession of the crown of England; he halted here … the Rev. L. Way. The church is a neat edifice in good repair, with some remains of ancient stained glass in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… alternately octagonal and round; the E. respond is grooved for a former parclose. The S. arcade is similar to the N., with slightly differing mouldings and the E. … in the N. aisle. The West Tower has been destroyed except for the stumps of the side walls where they adjoin the W. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… with modern work. Floor-slab: In N. chapelagainst E. wall, to Nathaniel Smith, M.A., rector of the parish, 1693. Font: …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Vestry and North Aisle, was built in 1563, and is said to have been consecrated in 1564. The church was restored in … the bell-turret was re-built. The former church is said to have stood near the Hall, and some of its roof timbers … have blank shields. In the W. wall is a window similar to those in the N. wall, but of two lights. The Roof of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Plan Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel is modern except for some re-used stones in the inner order of the … shaft with a moulded capital and moulded stops to the base. The clearstorey has on each side two modern … oak, top in two divisions with four strap-hinges, slot for money, 16th- or 17th-century, upper part of front modern. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… broad strip of land extending from the R. Allen in the W. to the Dorset Heathlands in the E. From the Allen at about … of its round head. The S. wall has a rough aperture for a former window, now gone. The round-headed chancel arch, … Monument (20) have been severely damaged by cultivation. Their importance as such a centre is emphasised by the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… worth 3 s. 4 d. a year in 1339. 67 There are court rolls for the years 1341, 68 1680, 1698, and 1721-1935. Only eleven … Besides land transactions, the court dealt with the repair of houses and fences. 70 A headborough of Blackstone … 74 In 1835 Woodmancote joined Steyning union, 75 passing to Steyning West rural district in 1894. 76 From 1974 it was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 35 who also held Southwick. 36 It continued thereafter to be held of Bramber rape, 37 the lordship apparently … wife Isabel (fl. 1258-67) 40 were succeeded before 1291 by their son Thomas 41 (d. by 1298), 42 whose heirs were his … chief landowners in the parish in 1938, 90 who offered it for sale in 1947 when it comprised 196 a. in Woodmancote and …