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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, W. division of Somerset, 28 … and other works, of the highest class. The principal state-rooms are in the west front, which is of the Ionic …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor WIVENHOE THE ancient parish of Wivenhoe, c. 3 miles south-east of Colchester on the east bank of the river Colne where it … the west end of the town. In 1866 it was in a 'disgraceful state' and the Tendring Hundred Railway Co. re- placed it …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Andrew) WOLLASTON ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Chepstow, hundred of Westbury, W. division of the county of Gloucester, 5 miles … other purposes. In 1829, in consequence of the improved state of the funds, it was determined to extend the charity, …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… WOLLATON, OLAVESTON. In Olaveston (through corruption of speech now called Wollaton) there was of William Peverells fee of a Mannor which defore the Conquest Vlsi had, who paid for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estate at Cutteslowe was administered independently of Wolvercote from the Middle Ages; its economic organization … below. There is no early evidence for the open fields of Wolvercote, which seem to have been completely reorganized … later 14th century, when Godstow abbey consolidated much of its demesne land in Wolvercote and St. Giles's parish into …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woodbury Wombleton WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 58 and the school opened in 1878. A continuing shortage of school places was relieved by enlargements of the board … in the district. The first chairman was William Perrott, secretary of the Lilleshall Co. 67 He was soon succeeded by … log bks. of other schs. in the coalfield reveal no such state of affairs. P.R.O., ED 7/102, f. 479; St. Geo.'s C.E. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Not to be confused with WEED ASH, these are the residues of ASHES from burning WOOD. This crude form of POTASH had to be processed to concentrate the content of potassium and to turn the raw product into POTASHES and …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1600. See Woodhall. Woodarde, Nicholas s. Christopher, of Mechlen in Flanders, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 9 Oct., … Kent, esq. (s. Thomas), born there 30 March, 1568, secretary to Robert, earl of Essex, M.P. Appleby 1614, and … 1661 (son of Matthew last-named), educated at Cambridge, secretary to the Earl of Clarendon, and to James, duke of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… purchased by a Catholic, 56 was bought by Charles Hooper of Eastington (d. 1869), 57 who gave it to Simeon's trustees, … 1291 60 and £9 9 s. in 1535. 61 In 1650 the annual value of the living, which included 25 a. of glebe, was £54 62 and … f. 52; G.D.R. vol. 40, f. 189. Hockaday Abs. ccccxv; lii, state of clergy 1593, f. 5. Ibid. ccccxv. Walker Revised, ed. …