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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Welham lies four miles north-east of Market Harborough on the north side of the River Welland which here divides … in Welham were held by Richard Basset and 2 carucates by Henry de Port, who also held land at Tur Langton under the … at Welham and married in 1754 Jane, sister and heir of Henry, 6th Earl of Gainsborough (d. 1798). 48 Their son …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Well (St. Margaret) WELL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Spilsby, Wold division of the hundred of … Wellesbourn was given by the Conqueror to Henry de Newburg, and was afterwards granted, as is supposed, … le Strange, lord-lieutenant of Ireland in the reign of Henry VI. Some schools founded in 1723 by the Rev. Richard …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Wellbeck WELLBECK. This monastery was begun in the time of king Stephen, who confirmed the gift which 1 Raph … deed of Raph Silvan, and Margaret his wife, directed to Henry arch-bishop of York 3 (who lived in that kings reign) … to Roger arch-bishop of Yorke, who lived in the time of Henry the second, wherein he gave and granted to sir …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… in doomsday book, which shows that in Creilege before the conquest, Rolf had a manor which desended itself for two … he founded, which gift king Stephen confirmed, and king Henry the second, and so did Rohesia the countess his wife, … she affixed the seal of the chapter of Southwell: her son Henry de Eicring confirmed her gift; for which the monks gave …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Wellington is a parish and village 6 m. N. of Hereford. The church, with a good late 12th-century tower, medival … and a remarkable roof to its S. Porch, and Bridge Farm are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church … 14th-century. Floor-slab: In chancel to Elizabeth, wife of Henry Rogers, 1663. Niche: In navein E. respond of arcade, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wellington Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Andrew Charlton of Apley, by … in 1981 it was distributed both in cash and in kind. 42 Henry Parker, by will proved 1898, left stock to provide … in 1975 the former charity yielded £2, the latter £4. Henry Joseph Jones, by will proved 1953, left stock for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Roger of Montgomery, earl of Shrewsbury (d. 1094), gave the church there to Shrewsbury abbey. 91 By the mid 12th … 1689-1709, 56 Robert, 1713-51, 57 and John, 1802- 23. 58 Henry Wood, 1709-12, 59 was probably a relative of William … resided. The earliest known was mentioned in 1558. 77 Henry Gauntlett, an Evangelical divine, was curate 1804-5, 78 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wellington Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Until the 19th century Wellington parish apart from the three coalfield townships depended on agriculture and its … railway 68 and remained there until c. 1940. 69 About 1895 Henry Addison & Co. (formerly H. & S. Addison), makers of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… hundred great court and was separately represented at the eyre of 1203. 81 After 1210 the manor was in private hands but the exemption was preserved: in 1255 Wellington was a free …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was dependent. 42 Wellington was presumably forfeited to the Crown by Earl Roger's son Robert of Bellme in 1102. 43 … (d. c. 1268) was lord. Giles was succeeded by his son Sir Henry (d. c. 1282). Sir Henry's son, also Henry, was a minor, 46 and by 1283 Hugh …