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A History of the County of Sussex
… Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had … land for three plough-teams. The demesne was cultivated by 2 teams, and there was 1 servus and 7 a. of meadow. Six … the other part of Worthing manor, had 1½ hide, worked by 1 villanus and 5 bordars. It had ½ a. of meadow. Both …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such … and was replaced as the authority for elementary education by the corporation in 1903. 98 By 1938 schools in the borough had been reorganized in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… especially those of drainage, police, and roads. 94 By an Act of 1803 72 commissioners were appointed to govern the town, with power to replace themselves by co-option. Most were local property owners, among them … 1821 stipulated that new commissioners should be elected by occupiers of houses worth £20 and over, as well as by the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by 1796, of which the two chief, the New Inn, later the … were rebuilt in the 1820s. 14 The Royal Hotel, designed by J. B. Rebecca, 15 with a facade with Ionic columns and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from moving end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow … been BOX FOR WRITINGS, rather than boxes as defined above. By the eighteenth century, a writing box had become typically … and for writing itself [Gloag (1952, revised 1991)]. By the eighteenth century, such a desk could be quite costly; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of South Bradford, N. division of Salop, 2 miles (W. by N.) from Wellington; containing 2731 inhabitants. This … township. The church was erected at an expense of 1600, by subscription, aided by grants from the Incorporated … the district is luxuriantly fertile, and in the highest state of cultivation. The manufacture of paper is carried on …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… chairman. 83 At first a most disorderly board 84 torn by sectarian strife, 85 it achieved nothing in its first … was largely from fees of 1 d. a week and subscriptions. By 1865 120 pupils paid 2 d. a week. That year £50 was spent on repairs, a deficit of £47 4 s. 3½ d. being met by the rector, who owned the master's house; his salary was …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1708 the living was worth £49 and in 1799 £120 a year. 80 By 1792 tithes were paid in cash, although Wrockwardine moor, … 31 At least three major restoration programmes were proposed in the 19th century but it is not clear how fully … the west gallery. In 1879 it was again unsuccessfully proposed to build a north aisle, but during 1881-91 major …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… in 1066. Roger of Montgomery, created earl of Shrewsbury by 1074, was tenant in chief by 1086, and the manor contained 7½ berewicks, 75 which … perhaps the site of Cynddylan's hall of Pengwern, burnt by the Mercians c. 660. 77 The manor was presumably forfeited …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… under the name of Wucha, and at an early period was held by a family called De Wyke. It is detached from the rest of … The manufacture of wooden spindles, spoons, and other articles of turnery ware, was formerly carried on to a very … superseded by the weaving of bombazin, crape, and other articles, introduced many years since, and in the manufacture …