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A History of the County of Sussex
… westwards by Charlton to Singleton and eastwards, as Droke Lane, to join the Chichester-Petworth road, which runs close … Selhurst, 3 and it continued to figure as one of the earl's parks. The village is a straggling one rising from south to … at 97 hides. Singleton having been one of Earl Godwin's manors, the Deans may well have been among the lands of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… 100 swine in 1086, and in the late 14th century St. John's abbey, Colchester, had woods at Middlewick, extending from … 55 The part of the yard formerly Harris's was owned by Ian Brown Ltd. in 1977, 56 but had closed by 1994. The other part … a clothing firm, operated in four cottages in Darkhouse Lane behind High Street from c. 1910. A small factory was …
A History of the County of Essex
… field were in East Donyland failed, as did the rector's attempt c. 1749 to claim tithe from Bourne pond in … and north of Birch brook was transferred from St. Giles's, Colchester, to East Donyland. 17 The soil is glacial … from Colchester to Rowhedge was by Mersea Road and Weir Lane. The extension of the army firing ranges that year …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Cofeld 1477 17 Idem and John Peers, Esq. elected on Cofeld's death. 1478 18 Edmund Thorysby, Thomas Gloys 1479 19 Robert … Spooner 1700 12 Gabriel Ward, James Artis 1701 13 William Brown, Henry Barret, Esqrs. Queen Anne. 1702 1 Benjamin … 1731 5 Anthony Taylor 1732 6 Thomas Cooke 1733 7 William Brown 1734 8 Barry Love 1735 9 Samuel Wakeman 1736 10 John …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… TO YARMOUTH. In 1287, The sea flowed into St. Nicholas's church, four feet deep, and laid great part of the town … navem pulcherrimam) which was sent to Norway for the King's daughter, heiress of Norway and Scotland. 1297. Simon … side of the town, from the market place to the Frier's Lane, was sold for 2265 l. 17 s. 6 d. to sundry persons, to …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… it is taken. Yar-mouth is as expressive of the Yare's Mouth, or the mouth of the river Yare, as a compound word … "The colour of the back, says he, is of a dark brown, the belly a palish yellow. Along the jaws it is marked … semicircular line; the upper half of the eye is a dark brown, the under yellowish, like gold, and the ball black. It …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… East Flegg Hundred Great Yarmouth: St. Nicholas's church AN ACCOUNT OF ST. NICHOLAS'S CHURCH, ITS DONATIONS, MONUMENTS, &c. We have before had … by a society, called a Guild; of these we find the Brown Rood Guild, the Guild of St Crispin and Crispiana, the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… a freeman of Ralph Stalra, held it in the Confessor's time, consisting of a carucate and a half of land, 7 … and the Earl had the soc of the whole, and all the freemen's tenure was valued at 30 s. but at the survey at 53 s. and 7 d. the other at 40 s. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… survey. Edwin, a freeman of Guert held here in King Edward's reign, 3 carucates of land, 15 villains, 6 borderers, and 4 … 100 acres of land; but Scohies' predecessor in King Edward's time, had only the commendation of them. Nine borderers … Risby, A.M. by Margaret Berney, widow. 1552, Christopher Brown, by Charles Clere, Esq. 1555, Cuthbert Dawglose. Ditto. …
A History of the County of Essex
… East Ham Churches CHURCHES. In 1086 Robert Gernon's estate in (East) Ham included 3 virgates which in 1066 had … house of East Ham was on the north side of Vicarage Lane. 27 In 1610 it had seven rooms. 28 It was said in 1683 … E.R. vii. 4, 72; Churches of Barking Deaneries, 65. W. J. Brown, One Man's Life, 2530. The Times, 4 Dec. 1920, 15 and …