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A History of the County of Stafford
… Agriculture. In 1086 the manor was 3 hides in extent and had land for 3 ploughs. There were 3 teams worked by 10 villeins and 3 bordars and a fourth team in demesne. The value, 40 s., … quarrel which followed was caused partly by the erstwhile partners' competition for charcoal supplies. Certainly when …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in West Bromwich by 1686, apparently a private academy, 72 and by then the parish was entitled to send two boys to Old … the later 18th century there were schools for the poor 74 and several private academies, 75 and the first Sunday schools were opened in 1786 and 1788. 76 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… affiliated to the Midland Association of Baptist Churches, and had a membership of 43. The burial ground attached to it was presented by George Cutler, and the mortgage on the chapel was paid off by Mrs. Benjamin … in a modern style, designed by Cecil E. M. Fillmore and Partners, and it includes a hall and meeting-rooms. The organ …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… to the manor, was mentioned in surveys of 1086 77 and 1222. 78 It is known to have been in continuous existence from 1467 at the latest, and appears always to have occupied approximately the same … from Drayton Point, at the confluence of Drayton Stream and the Cowley Stream or Frays River. This location is …
A History of the County of Essex
… parish of about 24 a., with its own church of St. Mary and All Saints. 1 After the Dissolution St. Mary and All Saints was destroyed with the rest of the abbey. Its … charter of Henry II, probably issued between October 1181 and January 1182, confirming to the same abbey the church of …
A History of the County of Essex
… The board's first report gave details of existing schools and assessed the deficiency of school places. 1 There were 27 … for 3 (in 5), the Great Eastern Railway for 1 (in 1), and the Ragged School Union for 1 (in 2). Among the Church … All the other schools depended mainly on subscriptions and school-pence. For 20 years the churches had been making …
A History of the County of Essex
… provided ample room for industry. The river was navigable and furnished power for a group of tidal mills which were already important in 1066, and during the next seven centuries served industries as … a large scale was begun c. 1730 by Peter Lefebure and his partners at the Three Mills and later at St. Thomas's mill. …
A History of the County of Essex
… p. 44. Domestic Buildings, p. 50. Rivers, Bridges, Wharfs, and Docks, p. 57. Transport and Postal Services, p. 61. Worthies, p. 64. Entertainments, Sports, and Pastimes, p. 65. Manors and Other Estates, p. 68. …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Manors and estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 the manor of Ham, which comprised … and West Ham formerly held by John de Lancaster and his partners. 110 It is possible that the smaller fraction …
A History of the County of Essex
… institutions PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTES, SETTLEMENTS, AND HOSTELS. There have been many philanthropic institutions … became more pressing. These included hospitals, clinics, and district nursing services. 2 Poverty and the lack of facilities for recreation and adult education …