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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish, formerly part of Blakesley, contains the site and lands of the deserted village of Kirby (1) as well as the existing settlements of Woodend and Woodend Green, and covers some 700 hectares (Fig. 28). It is bounded on both …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish, covering 880 hectares, lies between the R. Nene and Cranford Brook, on land rising S.W. from 100 ft. to 280 … but along the valley sides bands of clays, limestones and sands outcrop. Prehistoric and Roman b(1) Enclosures (SP 95617725), N.W. of the village, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The … is bounded on the east by the winding course of the river and on the west by the old turnpike road from Salisbury to … extending a little over 3 miles from north to south, and from east to west about 2 miles in the north and 1 mile …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 55 SE) Fig. 149 Woodford-Cum-Membris Medieval settlements and estates The parish covers about 1100 hectares and is bisected by the R. Cherwell, here flowing in a narrow … cut into the underlying Middle Lias Clays between 120 m. and 135 m. above OD. On either side of the river the land …
A History of the County of Essex
… the economic life of the village, providing timber and some pasture, while restricting the amount of arable … was densely wooded. 1 Monkhams was originally all wood, and there also pannage was important. 2 Some clearances had … In 1066 there was arable for 2 ploughs on the demesne and for the relatively large number of 13 on the rest of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… at the northern end of Becontree hundred. Its western and northern boundaries ran through Epping Forest, part of … was amalgamated with that of Wanstead, to the south, and in 1937 the borough of Wanstead and Woodford was formed. In 1965 Wanstead and Woodford, …
A History of the County of Essex
… held courts for Woodford. He took the profits of justice 1 and, from the 13th century at least, held a view of … because of the annual payment of 4 s. to the exchequer, and references in the great roll of 1287 and 1344, Woodford manor was quit of that service. He …
A History of the County of Essex
… Angrices burne (the river Roding) to ealdermannes hcce and cynges hcce. If the last was Chingford Hatch, the … to the point where the vills of Walthamstow, Wanstead, and Woodford met, was mentioned in 1414. 3 The manor granted to Waltham provided the prebend of one canon, and from it he had to furnish the community with rations for …
A History of the County of Essex
… does not seem to have been appropriated, even temporarily, and its incumbent has always been styled a rector. But part … composition was made in 1224 between the abbot of Waltham and the rector of Woodford to settle certain divisions of tithe and other matters, although no mention was then made of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WOODMANCOTE Woodmancote lies north of the South Downs and south-east of Henfield. 50 In 1881 it comprised 2,239 a. and in 1971 it had 905 ha. (2,236 a.). 51 In 1985 some land in the south-east was transferred to Albourne and Poynings parishes. 52 Woodmancote ancient parish, with …