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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is … since, and endowed by several persons for 20 boys. An hospital dedicated to the Holy Cross and St. George, for a … have been given to twelve soldiers as a reward for their services. It is difficult to distinguish it in ancient …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was probably identical with the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as … 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked with oaks and underwood. 65 It was within the royal forest of Mount … Gilbert or the Wrekin. By c. 1290 assarting had begun, and it may have increased following disafforestation in 1301. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Methodist Sunday school, started in 1823, had 177 pupils, and a Wesleyan one had 326. 79 In 1828 Thomas Davies kept … 280 children aged 7-13 were still without instruction, 81 and in 1831 a National school opened, albeit with only 109 … it occupied the extended premises of the former Granville hospital. The first year's income comprised £150 in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… List of illustrations LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, … when it became part of Oakengates C.P. 19 The Granville hospital, Gower Street, was built for its employees by the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… in 1765. 49 Wesleyans were meeting at the Nabb in 1813, and by 1815 there was a chapel there. 50 On Census Sunday … between 1826 and 1828 to 134. On Census Sunday 1851 services were attended by 99 adults in the morning and 333 in … in stone in 1869 to seat 170; 100 attended the principal services in 1871. 65 Numbers soon fell, to 40 in 1875 and 20 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… FOR THE POOR. Various benefactions made between 1616 and 1657 totalling £60 were used to buy a field called … improved the land's value in 1670 by building a house and barn on it. The parish workhouse was built on the site c. … 4th ser. viii. 206-8; above, Local Govt. and Public Services. S.R.O. 4472/Cy/7/4. The bldg. (at O.S. Nat. Grid SJ …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of Wrockwardine church predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed … 1765-82, resided at Wellington; he conducted two Sunday services with one sermon. There was communion on seven feast … 1830 the curate was paid £50. 15 Yate maintained the same services and frequency of communion as Gilpin. Attendance was …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Education EDUCATION. John Poole (or Pole) and Henry Bynnell were schoolmasters in the late 17th century 58 and Richard Poyner from 1702. 59 Elizabeth Bullock (d. 1681) and Jane Schofield (d. 1705) kept schools in their houses. A …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES. In 1255 Hamon le Strange did no suit to shire or …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 975 the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of WROCKWARDINE in 1066. …