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Old and New London
… extent of fields. There were no houses, excepting three or four in the immediate neighbourhood of what is now called … 1781, when he received from a poor and friendless young man, named George Crabbe, a letter asking for aid. Burke read … that hour," writes Mr. Serjeant Burke, "Crabbe was a made man. Burke not only relieved his more pressing necessities, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Cashio, or liberty of St. Alban's, county of Hertford; containing, … The poorlaw union of Watford comprises 6 parishes or places, containing a population of 18,009. Watford (St. … from the river Ure a mile and a half. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 17. 17. 1., and in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Indents: on N. wall of chancel, formerly on the floor, of man in judge's robes, and a woman, said to be Hugh de Holes, … and his wife, 1416, full length figures much worn, part of man's figure missing; brass plate above records removal: on … and re-set in the outer wall. ConditionGood. b(7). The Hit or Miss Inn, is a plastered timber building, probably of the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… capitals and bases, the date being c. 1230, and coeval or nearly so with the south arcade of the nave. The upper … north wall of the chancel are fixed the brass figures of a man and woman of early fifteenth-century style, said to be … was exempt from the king's tenths. 357 The advowson and rectory afterwards seem to have passed to the priory of …
A History of the County of Hertford
… There is, however, still extant the will of Ethelgiva or Ethelgifu (9426), in which she leaves the 'land of … all his estates under the Commonwealth, Cassiobury and the rectory of Watford being granted in 1645 to Robert Devereux … cost him (the earl of Essex), as he assured me, 500. No man has been more industrious in planting about his seat . . …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… 1595-1615 Place of birth England (?Worcester (Oxon man)) Date of birth ?1565 Address of Dowgate 1605 Other notes …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Oxford; containing 826 inhabitants. Weald, North, or North-Weald-Basset (St. Andrew) WEALD, NORTH, or North-Weald-Basset ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union … the hall is ceiled with oak richly carved. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 5., and in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The river Anker runs through the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 8. 10. 7.; patron, the … This place, denominated by the Saxons Weadesbury or Wodensbury, and now commonly called Wedgebury, was … a. 3 r. 11 p. Coal and ironstone are plentiful, and three or four mines are at present in operation: locks and keys, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and comprising about 738 acres. The living is a discharged rectory, in the gift of Mrs. Johnson, valued in the king's … from Sleaford; containing 512 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 19. 16. 0., and in the … flows round a portion of the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 7. 2. 11., and in the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… flows southwards from Rolleston. In 1545 a Thorpe Langton man contended that the boundary between the two parishes did … course of the stream (then known as the 'Water of Lyppyng' or 'Lyffyng') and that land called variously 'Pendyng', … bridge, are the church, the manor-house, and the former Rectory. These buildings probably occupy the site of the …