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The Environs of London
… relating to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county … the wapentake of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 5 miles (S. E.) from Barton-upon-Humber; containing …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… b SP 75 NE) Wootton parish, 702 hectares in area, lies S. of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the river for most of its length by Hardingstone parish except at its W. end where it extends N.W. around the W. edge of Hardingstone to gain a narrow access to the Nene. Its …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ( d)XXXVII, N.W.) Wootton Fitzpaine is a parish 2 m. N.E. of Lyme Regis. The church and Wootton House are the principal … Parish Church (dedication unknown) stands on the E. side of the parish. The walls are of flint rubble with freestone dressings and the roofs are …
A History of the County of Oxford
… WOOTTON HUNDRED Wootton hundred covered some 70,000 acres of central Oxfordshire, bounded on the east by the river … on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the royal forest of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains East Wick Farm, which possibly stands on the site of what was a small village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was in use in the 14th …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … 1253 acres: the sheriff is returning officer. The recorder holds quarterly courts of session for all offences … of Louth, hundred of Hill, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 7 miles (S.) from Louth; containing 28 inhabitants. …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… WORCESTER Bishops BISHOPS OF WORCESTER Wulfstan Prior of Worcester. Proposed c. 31 March 1062 (Will. Malmesbury, … Ralph 4 Archdcn. of Nottingham (York dioc.) and can. of Lincoln. El. 1 July 1190 ( Ann. Worc. p. 387). Cons. 5 May …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… Worcester cathedral chapter was established by charter of Henry VIII on 24 Jan. 1542, after the dissolution of its monastic body. As in each of the other cathedrals in this volume, the former head of …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541
… MATERIAL Worcester, St. Helen's Record Office Registers of bishops Reynolds, Maidstone, Cobham, Orleton, Montacute, … Bell and Heath. Worcester Cathedral Muniment Room MSS. of the Dean and Chapter. Liber Albus of the Priory of Worcester. Ledgers I-III. Lambeth Palace …