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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… RIXTON, with Glazebrook, a township, in the parish and union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby, S. division … Massey, second son of Hugh Massey, of Tatton, Cheshire; and this family held the lordship until 1760, when Francis … twenty scholars, six poor bedesmen, and subordinate officers. The bishop has the appointment to the …
A History of the County of Northampton
… the parish of Courteenhall, on the north-east by Quinton, and on the north-west by Blisworth, all of which lay in … hundred. On the south-west Roade abutted Stoke Bruerne and on the south-east Ashton. The land of the township rises … increasing numbers travelled by bus to work in shops, offices and factories. 9 Even with these changes, however, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… from Salisbury Plain to the South Downs, the North Downs and, by the Ridgeway and the Icknield Way, to East Anglia. The Jurassic Way ran … routes continued in use throughout the Roman period 2 and later, but soon after the Roman conquest a network of …
Survey of London
… ornamental pilasters, terminates with a shallow pediment, and retains the characteristic decorative features incorporated in the general scheme. No. 1, 2 and 3 ( west side).The chief rooms to Nos. 1 and 2 have … Of recent years it has been used almost entirely for offices. During the nineteenth century the back part of No. …
A Dictionary of London
… Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. First mention: O. and M. 1677. Called " Robin-wood's Court" (Rocque, 1746). … No. 1, with a passage to Honey Lane Market. In Cheap Ward and Cripplegate Ward Within (P.O. Directory). First mention : … converts decreased, and in 1377 the house was annexed by patent to Wm. Burstall, Keeper of the Rolls, 51 Ed. III. (S. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in Italy. OED earliest date of use: 1436 under Alum and under Roche alum Found in units of C, LB, POUND, QU Found … stake, wand or shoot, much longer than it is broad and roughly circular in section. A few have been noted singly and intended for a specific purpose, like the 'on longe Rodde …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… Gregory IX granted the right of free election to the prior and convent. 1 Siward Abbot of Chertsey (Ben., Surrey). Cons. … Monk of Le Bec-Hellouin (Ben., Eure, France). Succeeded and cons. 1075, after Aug. ('Acta Lanfranci' in Two of the … in Flor. Hist. 11 8, which says he held office for one and a half years). Commem. 15 July (Canterbury obits. II fo. …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… of St. Andrew. As the diocese of Rochester was small, and the cathedral much less well-endowed than other … 1 Some royal grants to prebends are to be found in the patent rolls (C 66), though there are none for Charles I's … sees. While here, they often had licences to hold other offices in commendam, and from 1666 to 1802 the bishops were …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Rodborough, which consisted almost entirely of common land and steep hillsides, there was little scope for arable … west side of the site a long range, used as the company offices in 1973, incorporates the clothier's house. At the … set up before 1863 by James Apperly to manufacture his patent clothmaking machinery 26 had premises there, and from …