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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Port, Nene outfall, canal PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by Wisbech, had been diverted along … of the Commissioners for the Nene Outfall and the local Justices, stated (20 September 1827) that the countryside was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… unlawful meetings and conventicles were held in Wisbech at the house of Thomas Bouth. 81 The Baptists are the first sect to be … visited their brethren at Wisbech at the invitation of John Milles, a member of the Wisbech congregation, of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Worthies WORTHIES The most famous native of Wisbech is Thomas Clarkson … to the town; William Godwin the elder (1756-1836), author of Political Justice, and father of Mary Wollstonecraft, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and … 147. Census, 1801-1971. A. Fletcher, County Community in Peace and War, 268, 333. V.C.H. Suss. i. 445. e.g. Cal. Inq. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Witham 106. WITHAM. (G.b.) Witham. The Parish Church of St Nicholas. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxxiv. S.E. … N.E. (d)xlv. N.W.) Witham is a town and parish 9 m. N.E. of Chelmsford. The Church, the Burgh, the House (41), …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham … until fifteen days of St. Michael unless the king's justices assigned to take the assizes in the said county …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W., (b)XXXIV, N.W.) Withington is a parish 4 m. N.E. of Hereford. The church and Thing Hill Grange, which retains much of its 14th-century roof construction, are the principal …
A History of the County of Oxford
… economic life 1500 to 1800 ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century Witney's economy was dominated by its … century its economic fortunes were closely linked to those of the woollen and cloth industries nationally, although it … dd Par. Witney b 19, c 457, d 16; ibid. B1/BC/AP. Oxon. Justices (ORS 16), 28, 44, 61, 80, 108; Plummer and Early, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 km.) … f. 23; 11M59/B1/203, f. 21; cf. Oxon. Sessions of Peace (ORS 53), p. 86. Hants RO, 11M59/B1/203, f. 21; above …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was … Leading townsmen continued to participate in local life: justices of the peace included the grocer Ernest Tarrant, the …