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A History of the County of Essex
… the lord of the manor was the only large taxpayer. 19 By 1524, however, the number of persons assessed for subsidy … 20 to 29 Wivenhoe men became Colchester bur- gesses. 22 By the 17th century shipbuilding, alongside the traditional … A malting sold in 1859 stood near the site of the proposed railway line. 29 G. O. Green ran a brewery in Paget …
A History of the County of Essex
… designated borough. 86 Natural boundaries were formed by streams on the east and north-west, Wivenhoe and Whit- … in the Middle Ages; that land was bounded on the west by the old stream of the Colne. 88 The civil parish boundary … the west end of the town. In 1866 it was in a 'disgraceful state' and the Tendring Hundred Railway Co. re- placed it …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wye to the Severn. Towards the Wye the parish is bounded by a range of limestone hills, and towards the Severn by a … perfection, in this town, has given place to the heavier articles of steel and iron. Of these the principal are, … other purposes. In 1829, in consequence of the improved state of the funds, it was determined to extend the charity, …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… had a wife (or Concubine) called Joane de Riseley, by whom he had a daughter named Felice, married to John … married Joan, daughter of Sir John Dabrigecourt, Knight, by whom he had a son Hugh Willoughby of Risley, who married … his mother, viz. Ermine, three Bars Humett, as appeareth by his Gravestone in Wilne Church, upon which those Arms of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… furlongs, may have been part of Twisdelowe. 89 By the 1380s most of Godstow's land in St. Giles's was … of Churchcroft field had been changed to Horslow field by 1765, and in 1811 the four fields were, unusually, called … of meadow (Boieham, Henringesham and Wereham, the last by King's Weir), Lambey in the south-east, and part of Pixey …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Helmsley; containing 337 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1040 acres, chiefly the property of Lord … S. division of the county of Stafford, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from Wolverhampton; containing, with the liberties of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. By the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge … were Queenswood and Wallamoor wood in Wombridge, managed by a keeper, and Snedshill coppice (82 a.) in Priorslee. 9 By … problem, and the construction of the Shrewsbury Canal was proposed. 39 Deep mining began early in the 19th century. The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was licensed as deacon and schoolmaster in the parish. 49 By 1833 20 boys and 21 girls were attending two private day … Wesleyan Sunday school. The Sunday schools were supported by voluntary contributions. 50 A National school opened in … log bks. of other schs. in the coalfield reveal no such state of affairs. P.R.O., ED 7/102, f. 479; St. Geo.'s C.E. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… been those to which Wombridge priory demesne had expanded by c. 1269. The western boundary partly followed Springwell … brook, whose ancient course was largely obliterated by industry. 65 The other boundaries apparently did not … southeast of Wombridge church, and is bounded to the north by Watling Street. 66 Oakengates U. D. And C. P. 1934- 66 The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 20 Priorslee was in Shifnal union 1836-1930. 21 By the early 1890s four fifths of Oakengates town lay in … traders could evade the sanitary inspector's jurisdiction by crossing it. Ten authorities had local government powers … Some Facts, shewing the Vast Burthen of the Poor's Rate, by a member of the Salop. Co. Cttee. for the employment of …