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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, Eastern division of the … a mansion here called the Hall, now a farmhouse. Divine service is performed on Sunday afternoon in a small chapel …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in plurality with Albourne, 79 and in 1978 it became part of the united benefice of Henfield with Shermanbury and Woodmancote, the parishes … in 1316 was given leave to travel overseas on the king's service; 2 in 1317 he became a canon of Ripon (Yorks.). 3 A …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1086; 73 the farm had 200 a. in 1434, including 80 a. of pasture in Morley park. 74 The demesne farm of Wick manor in 1318 had c. 160 a. 75 Those three demesne … or earlier and 1938. In the earlier 20th century other employment was provided by the big estates of the parish and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Fig. 212 Woodnewton Village Map Woodnewton is a parish of 565 hectares in the Forest of Rockingham. The village lies on the N. side of Willow … and W. gable of ironstone rubble, class 4c with narrow service rooms; 17th-century origin but much altered. Two-room …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ins. aSY 78 NE, bSY 79 SE) The roughly rectangular parish of Woodsford, covering some 1,700 acres, lies on the S. side of the river Frome, 4 m. E. of Dorchester. It slopes gently … living rooms are to the N. on the first floor with service rooms below, and the servants' or retainers' …
A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census … on the west was given similar bays; then or later a service corridor was built on the south, carried on brackets …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was … was imprisoned at Woodstock for reading the prayer book service, 95 and in 1649 the corporation entertained Dr. … new rectory house, however, did not guarantee satisfactory service for Woodstock: John Hersent, rector 1686-1702, was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal … carriage entrance. Except for malthouses there were few industrial buildings, since steel manufacture and gloving, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century … brought sudden prosperity to the town, providing direct employment for building craftsmen, carters, and labourers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … mostly local girls aged 13-16, training for domestic service. 73 The school may have been closed by 1890, when its …