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A History of the County of Shropshire
… average 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb chapel closed. 52 In 1824 St. John's Wesleyan chapel, Trench Road, opened. Society membership … and a circuit steward, supported Dr. J. McC. McCarthy, a Conservative candidate in the county council elections, …
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
… About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. 74 The vicar's income in 1612 consisted of tithes of wool, lambs, flax, … Edward Pemberton (d. 1680) left a rent charge of £6 13 s. 4 d. for similar purposes; it was discharged for £200 in … those of 1612, but owners of 5 or 6 calves paid 2 s. every two years, and owners of 10 paid the same yearly. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 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 1086. Charlton, which had one … 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
… of land; he received a tree from the demesne for each year's service. 31 T. F. Dukes, the Shropshire antiquary, was … of the poor were appointed in 1669 and disbursed £31 3 s. 3 d. on pensions, house repairs, paupers' burials, and the … 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 … centre, and was perhaps the site of Cynddylan's hall of Pengwern, burnt by the Mercians c. 660. 77 The … was presumably forfeited after the rebellion of Earl Roger's son Robert of Bellême in 1102 78 and remained with the …
Survey of London
… by Lady Gilbert Kennedy, the last tenant of St. Margaret's Lodge, which stood at the south end of the Square. The … as an entrance to the grounds of the Chelsea Lawn Tennis Club, in the centre of the Square, may have come from Cheyne … from houses that have been re-built. In the Council's ms. collection are: 1Photograph of the gate. Another …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S.) from Bradford; containing 2330 inhabitants. It is about … and Elwall, Dorchester division of Dorset, 1 mile (W. S. W.) from Weymouth; containing 1911 inhabitants. The living … with the chapelry of Weymouth annexed, valued in the king's books at 19. 7. 1., and in the gift of the Bishop of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1 Three and a quarter of its 8¼ hides were part of Warenne's land, forming two estates both called Benefield (later in … was represented at the eyre in the 13th century by 6 men instead of the usual 12. 20 In the early 14th century the … at Warninglid in Slaugham, was exacted by the bishop's bailiff and pilloried at Henfield. 21 In 1598 the hundred …
A Dictionary of London
… 25th, the day of St. Clement the Pope (N. and Q. 11th S. IV. 147). Wysswarf See Fish Wharf, near London Bridge. …