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Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… two Clerks were allowed to the Controller by the terms of his patent of appointment. Following the payment of an additional … c. Dec. Walter, H. 1721 18 July Revell, J. 1722 c. Sept. Castle, H. 1725 5 May Hull, J. 1725 10 Sept. Evans, R. 1729 …
A Dictionary of London
… Childes Key See Payneskey. Child's Bank On the south side of Fleet Street, at No. 1, by Temple Bar, in Farringdon Ward … Ward Within (P.O. Directory). The parish extends into Castle Baynard Ward. First mention : Christ Church, Newgate … the "Preestes house" in parish of St. Andrew at Baynard's Castle, 3 Eliz. 1561 (Lond. I. p.m. I. 221). Not further …
A History of the County of Essex
… Chigwell Manors MANORS The manor of CHIGWELL, later known as CHIGWELL HALL alias … at Wolverley in Solihull (Warws.). 53 The tenancy in chief of the manor descended in the Limesi family and their heirs … it was held of the then earl as of the honor of Hedingham Castle. 38 The de Veres appear to have had an earlier …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… HUNDRED Chilford hundred occupies the south-east corner of Cambridgeshire, stretching 12 miles along the valley of … the 12th century divided between Great and Little, later Castle and Shudy, Camps. Olmstead, at the south-eastern tip of Castle Camps, although lying until after 1835 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Foliat village stands on the river Kennet 3 km. north-west of Hungerford (Berks.). 47 Its church served a parish which … Miles Crispin 60 (d. 1107), 61 who also held Wallingford castle (Berks., later Oxon.). The manor became part of the honor of Wallingford, and those holding the castle remained overlords. 62 The lordship in demesne may …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Chilton Trinity Churches CHURCHES. The plan and part of the fabric of the church are of the later 11th century. A … 1827; D/D/Va 1840, 1870. Cal. Pat. 1327-30, 414. Taunton Castle, Braikenridge colln., water-colour drawing by W. W. … P. Greswell, Land of Quantock (1903), opp. p. 201; Taunton Castle, Braikenridge colln., wash drawing and plan, W. W. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Chiswick Chinley CHINLEY, a township, in the parish of Glossop, union of Chapel-en-le-Frith, hundred of High … N. W.) from Hexham; containing 372 inhabitants. Chipchase Castle, a large and beautiful structure, stands upon a lofty … rebuilt by John Reed, Esq., in 1732, on the lawn of the castle.See Gunnerton. Chippenham (St. Margaret) CHIPPENHAM ( …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Chipping Ongar is a small town and parish 6 m. N.N.W. of Brentwood. The Church and the Castle are the principal monuments. Roman (1). Roman … or early 18th-century. ConditionGood. Secular (3). Ongar Castle (mount and bailey) (Plan p. 54). on the E. side of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Ongar Agriculture AGRICULTURE In the 11th century much of Chipping Ongar was woodland. The 'wood of Ongar' mentioned in 1044 in the will of Thurstan has been … acres were arable and 273 acres meadow and pasture. 64 The Castle Farm, owned by Sir John Swinbourne and occupied by …
A History of the County of Essex
… Chipping Ongar is a parish and small town 11 miles west of Chelmsford and 21 miles north-east of London. 1 It has been known in the past as Castle Ongar. 2 The modern form of the name dates from the … district. The possible use of Roman bricks in the castle gateway and the church (see below) and the importance …