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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) … Some bequests have been left to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal Society, of which he was a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WREA, Lancashire.See Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from … the entire population was swept off by the plague, and great quantities of human bones have been since discovered on …
A Dictionary of London
… Wrestlers (The) - Wynwharf Wrestlers (The) "Mesuagio brasineo" called the "Wrastelars" in … Place See Wingfield Place. Wynsoler (le) Tenement and great solar called "le Wynsoler" belonged to John Byker, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the hundred of South Bradford, N. division of Salop, 2 miles … books at 7. 8. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown. The great tithes have been commuted for 208. 6., the vicarial for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… HISTORY. Wrockwardine Wood was probably identical with the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well … cleared in the century after 1650 as mining expanded. A great deal of timber was sold to the Coalbrookdale Co. for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, and until 1884 the civil parish, of Wrockwardine. In spite of its isolation … a rectory in 1868, although from the acquisition of the great tithes in 1847 Reginald Yonge frequently signed himself …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Church CHURCH. Parts of Wrockwardine church predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a gift of Roger, earl of Shrewsbury (d. … Powis conveyed it to his brother R. C. Herbert, 70 whose great-grandson, V. M. E. Holt, owned it until 1981 71 when …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was paid on … 17 ploughteams and there was land for another in Charlton. The four ploughteams in demesne were probably worked by the … eventually obtained much the greatest part of the great area of woodland east of Wellington. It also had rights …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 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 … south-west of the farmhouse. 46 In 1333 and 1350 the great tithes, with the tithes of hay in Allscott and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke - Wyvill Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and … containing 103 inhabitants. Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish of Worplesdon, union of Guildford, First division … narrow channel between Portsmouth and Langston harbours. Great, and part of Little, Horsea island, at the upper end of …