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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… herrings. There were also in this parish two churches, to which belonged forty acres of land, worth six shillings. … "Soca Britonis de Werlingham. Our Lord the King gave it to the ancestors of Oliver de Tintamac of Bretagne, and Hamo … de Tintiniot, and has the custody for Philip de Albon, to whom the King gave that custody." 2 The Abbot of Bury was …
A History of the County of Essex
… Walter of Windsor and his mother Christine gave the church to the nuns of Wix priory, who appropriated the rectory and … the priory in 1525 and granted Wormingford church to his college at Oxford, and his school at Ipswich. 46 On Wolsey's fall in 1529 the church reverted to the Crown, and in 1532 Henry VIII gave it to the abbot and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Dr. Moore in 1706 bequeathed 200, directing the interest to be applied in teaching children. In 1829, the remains of a … tithes have been commuted for 500. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower and … There are several useful institutions, among which are, a reading-room and library, supported mainly by the earl, and …
A History of the County of York
… York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the Roman … the battle of Hatfield only James the Deacon remained to carry on the Roman tradition in the north but he has no … had a deputy, the sub-chancellor, who assigned the reading in the choir and supervised the deacons and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 28 endowed with adjoining land, a £78 yearly rent-charge to pay weekly allowances, and £1,000 stock for maintenance. … and had ceased by 1951. The trustees were empowered to charge weekly contributions by a Scheme of 1953. The … as trustee 2½ a. on which there were 18 cottage homes, a reading room, a detached cottage, and a smallholding. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to establish itself in Worthing in 1765, 83 had two houses … it became too small for the congregation, and a new church to hold 650 was opened at the junction of Shelley and … 1930. A new church was opened in 1939 65 and there was a reading room in Brighton Road in 1976. 66 The Second Church …
A History of the County of Sussex
… activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were … were founded by religious interests. The Workman's Reading Room or Institute in Montague Street was founded …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Oakwood, 763 inhabitants. This parish, which gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in … with a tower at the west end, contains numerous monuments to the Evelyn family. There is an ancient chapel at Oakwood. Some bequests have been left to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Dean aud Chapter of Carlisle. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, has been rebuilt, at the expense (with the … who has had it profusely decorated with stained glass. The reading-desk is formed of an eagle, on whose spread-out wings … which here crosses the old turnpike-road from Newcastle to Durham. Wreckington Hall is a handsome mansion of stone. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Derby hills. The manufacture of glass is carried on to some extent, and there is a corn-mill on the river Tern, … commuted for 133, and a rent-charge of 32. 14. is payable to the vicar. The church is a venerable edifice of red stone, … quartered here, by Prince Rupert, after the battle of Reading. Seal and Arms. The town is pleasantly situated on a …