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A History of the County of Shropshire
… services PUBLIC SERVICES. A gas works was built west of New Street in 1849 by William Edwards (d. 1863). 32 It was sold in 1864 to the Oakengates and St. George's Gas and Water Co. Ltd., 33 … in 1983. 43 The U.D.C. helped to maintain an ambulance service for Wellington rural district until 1945. 44 Fear of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… wood ashes] Not to be confused with WEED ASH, these are the residues of ASHES from burning WOOD. This crude form of POTASH had to be processed to concentrate the content of …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1600. See Woodhall. Woodarde, Nicholas s. Christopher, of Mechlen in Flanders, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 9 Oct., … for nonconformity, chaplain to Charles II., silenced by the act of conformity; died at Inglefield, Berks, 1 Nov., … Kent, esq. (s. Thomas), born there 30 March, 1568, secretary to Robert, earl of Essex, M.P. Appleby 1614, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woodchester Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY: Agriculture. The details of the estate held by Edward, sheriff of Wiltshire, in 1086 … the garden was altered, and gate-posts were added. Further service rooms were added c. 1830. On the Southfield spring …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woodchester Introduction WOODCHESTER The parish of Woodchester, well known as the site of a Roman villa, 1 lies on the west side of the Nailsworth …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. In the early 8th century a grant of 3 cassati of wooded land at Woodchester was made to the … house on the site, part of which was retained for service rooms to the compact Gothic house built soon after …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Woodditton WOODDITTON Woodditton lies immediately south of Newmarket, 8 a town established c. 1200 astride the road forming the parish boundary between Woodditton and … Map 1/2,500, Cambs. XLII. 9 (1902 edn.). Inf. from Club Secretary, Mrs. MacGregor; C.R.O. 470/O 137, no. 1300. Local …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Church CHURCH. Woodditton parish church stands by the presumed site of Ditton Valence manor house, 11 whose lords probably … who normally lived in Newmarket and held a single Sunday service in Woodditton. 40 The low attendance in 1851, fewer …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Until inclosure c. 1816 open-field arable occupied the centre of the parish, between heath in the north-west and closes and … 38 41 Retail, trade, and manufacture 18 25 17 26 Domestic service 9 9 28 20 Railway 0 1 4 9 Other 3 3 1 3 Number of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In the Middle Ages the manors in Woodditton were Ditton Camoys, … and 1742. After 1920 the Stetchworth estate included much of the parish. Ditton Camoys and Ditton Valence manors … In 1359 the Woodditton part comprised 65 a. held by knight service of Ditton Valence and 82 a. held by rent of Ditton …