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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… a SP 64 NW, b SP 65 SW) The modern parish, formerly part of Blakesley, contains the site and lands of the deserted … Remains. The common fields of Woodend were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1788. Ridge-and-furrow of these fields exists …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… part is on Boulder Clay, but along the valley sides bands of clays, limestones and sands outcrop. Prehistoric and Roman … The common fields of the parish were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1763. On a map of the parish in 1731 (NRO) …
The Environs of London
… WOODFORD Etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the … wood, where Woodford-bridge now is. It lies in the hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half … In 1620, he represented the borough of Cirencester in parliament; and, in 1640, the University of Oxford. His …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Woodford WOODFORD The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the … successively to his brothers Sir Robert, a member of Parliament for Salisbury and later Chief Justice of Common … 1951 the school became an aided school under the Education Act of 1944. 139 CHARITIES. None known. V.C.H. Wilts. iv, map …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Clays between 120 m. and 135 m. above OD. On either side of the river the land rises across undulating clayland to a … 151). The common fields of Woodford Halse were enclosed by Act of Parliament of 1758. Ridge-and-furrow of these fields remains …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The wealth of woodland in Woodford long determined the economic life of the village, providing timber and some pasture, while … within the manor of Woodford. 71 Under the Epping Forest Act (1878) and the subsequent arbitration, however, 209 a. in …
A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of … Sir Winston Churchill (18741965) represented Woodford in Parliament from 1924 to 1964. In 1959 a bronze statue of him … 38, 40. Erith, op. cit. 57, 79. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 64 (local act). Official Guide (19645). Erith, op. cit. 79. Kelly's …
A History of the County of Essex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. During the Middle Ages the abbot of Waltham, as lord of the manor, held courts for Woodford. … No select vestry was introduced under the Sturges Bourne Act (1818), probably because the vestry was already … problems, such as the workhouse. The Local Government Act (1858) was adopted in 1873 when a local board of 9 …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Manors MANORS. The manor of WOODFORD HALL, which comprised the greater part of the … hall to William Hunt in 1727, after obtaining a private Act of Parliament. 42 The hall remained in that family until about …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this … Emler, op. cit. 28, 30, 36, 44; Woodford Parish Church Act, 56 Geo. III, c. 9 (local and personal). Emler, op. cit. …