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A History of the County of Shropshire
… original line of Watling Street: the boundary - the 'king's boundary' - diverged northwards from the road at Overley … 94 Most of the rest of the parish lies on boulder clay or sand and gravel, while some terrace gravel is associated … social activities and organizations, such as a men's club in 1907, and a church hall was opened in 1909. 67 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 7. 8. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown. The … comprises 8878 acres, of which 1704 are in wood. Woodland, or Week, now only a hamlet, was formerly a parish of itself. … by his successors in the living: the reformer was born in or near this place. Wycombe WYCOMBE, a hamlet, in the parish …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and western boundaries followed no natural features or roads for any significant distance. On the south it was … south-west of Cockshutt Piece and north-east of Ball's coppice. In the earlier 19th century there was some … yard at the Moss was mentioned in 1802. 45 The Gentleman's Club of Pain's Lane, begun for senior Lilleshall Co. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked … 65 It was within the royal forest of Mount Gilbert or the Wrekin. By c. 1290 assarting had begun, and it may … his living carrying coal on two pack horses and part from working a smallholding. 84 In 1715, however, large stocks of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… provided. An ambulance service was added to the hospital's facilities in 1917. 20 CHURCH. The inhabitants of … ecclesiastical parish in 1834. The patronage was the Crown's until 1887 when it was conveyed to the bishop of Lichfield, … part of the parish containing part of the Nabb and Pain's Lane was transferred to the new consolidated chapelry later …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… distributed annually. Edward Pemberton improved the land's value in 1670 by building a house and barn on it. The … was built on the site c. 1801 but the rent of £4 10 s. was not increased; it was paid out annually as the … between 3 s. 9 d. and 4 s. 6 d. 99 A charitable clothing club, founded by donations and subscriptions, was established …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… dairy products, bees, gardens, fishponds, and mills (built or to be built); 'pennies of charity'; tithes of hay, apart … About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. 74 The vicar's income in 1612 consisted of tithes of wool, lambs, flax, … by 1854 a north one. In 1854 Ewan Christian suggested radical alterations and repairs. His main proposal, the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a share in the ploughteams probably implies the recent or continued expansion of cultivation, and Wrockwardine's value had risen from £6 13 s. 8 d. T.R.E. to £12 10 s. in … were particularly active inclosers and, according to the men of Wrockwardine in 1650, had inclosed 300 a. in Eyton and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… SERVICES. In 1255 Hamon le Strange did no suit to shire or hundred court, and c. 1285 John le Strange held a court … of land; he received a tree from the demesne for each year's service. 31 T. F. Dukes, the Shropshire antiquary, was … of 1,938 were receiving parish relief, including 200 men completely unemployed. As ever, most of the poor lived in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of … earl of Shrewsbury's widow Jane. After her death in 1625 or 1626 it descended with the earldom (dukedom 1694-1718) … Western District from 1980). 4 From the later 12th century or earlier the Burnells of Acton Burnell held land in …