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A History of the County of Shropshire
… to have been made before industry and settlement expanded in the 17th century, though there was presumably a way … the road from Watling Street to Shifnal, first mentioned in 1335. 70 Watling Street and the road via Priorslee to … (1981), 152-3; J. M. Tolson, 'In the Tracks of the Iron Masters', Railway Mag. xci. 373-8; Christiansen, W. Midlands, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Education EDUCATION. Wombridge. In 1693 Robert Bromhall, LL. D., was licensed as deacon and schoolmaster in the parish. 49 By 1833 20 boys and 21 girls were attending … was consistent and remarkable: under long-serving masters it was almost certainly the most efficient school in …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Woodhall. Woodarde, Nicholas s. Christopher, of Mechlen in Flanders, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 9 Oct., 1635, aged … 1642 (its first graduate), said to be S.T.D.; a minister in Salisbury, and at Newbury, Berks, ejected 1662 for … deceased), knighted May, 1660, one of the six clerks in chancery 1662-75, had a county habitation at Flanchford, in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woodchester (St. Mary) WOODCHESTER ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Stroud, hundred of Longtree, E. division of … F.S.A., who published an elaborate account of these relics in 1797. The village is on an eminence forming part of a … which inclose a beautiful and fertile vale. Spring Park, in the parish, is a splendid residence finely situated, and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In the Middle Ages the manors in Woodditton were Ditton Camoys, Ditton Valence, Saxton, the … for Saxton manor from 1693 and was confirmed as owner by Chancery in 1702. 47 He died in 1711 or 1712, leaving the …
The Environs of London
… of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the wood, where Woodford-bridge now is. It lies in the hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven … the forest of Waltham (commonly called Epping Forest) is in this parish. The soil is for the most part a strong loam. …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Education and charities EDUCATION. In 1796 there was a Sunday school at Woodford, apparently … the only Sunday school was being held by Dissenters, but in 1801 two day schools of industry were founded, one … by voluntary contributions. 2 The boys were accommodated in the workhouse from 1810 and the girls from 1815. 3 …
A History of the County of Essex
… ran through Epping Forest, part of which still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was amalgamated with that … Essex, 16001836 (Woodford Hist. Soc. x), 36. In 1908 Mrs. Masters kept a servants' registry office: Kelly's Dir. Essex, …
A History of the County of Essex
… the greater part of the parish, is first mentioned in the charter of doubtful authenticity by which Edward the … was Chingford Hatch, the alderman's hatch must have been in the south-west corner of Woodford; 2 a gate called … of Walthamstow, Wanstead, and Woodford met, was mentioned in 1414. 3 The manor granted to Waltham provided the prebend …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Religious history CHURCHES. A church was evidently in existence by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this church, among others, to the … been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the abbot of Waltham and the rector of …