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A History of the County of Essex
… WENNINGTON Wennington is a small marshland village in the London borough of Havering. It lies about 16 miles … 3 The boundary with Aveley, which was still disputed in the early 19th century, was settled in 1842. 4 Wennington was included in Hornchurch urban …
A History of the County of Stafford
… By deed of 1869 Ann Murdock of West Bromwich settled in trust land south of Herbert Street where she had recently … the trustees (1969). Prob. 11/127 (P.C.C. 11 Cope). Shaw, Staffs. ii. 129; V.C.H. Oxon. v. 161. 9th Rep. Com. Char. … meeting held on the 15th July, 1901, 4-5 (copy in B.R.L.); Staffs. Advertiser, 13 Apr., 16 Nov. 1861; Willett, West …
A History of the County of Stafford
… The church of All Saints remained the only church in the parish until the 19th century. By then, however, the … hospitality as well as of the sick. Ibid. p. 107; V.C.H. Staffs. iii. 217; B.M. Harl. MS. 3868, f. 2v. E 134/27 and 28 Eliz. I Mich./2 m. 1. V.C.H. Staffs. iii. 218-19; S.H.C. xii (1), 183. L. & P. Hen. VIII, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Heath and on to Great Bridge where it crossed the Tame. 37 In the late 17th century it was also being much used for … p. 96. S.R.O., Q/SR M. 1699, no. 14; below p. 12. V.C.H. Staffs. ii. 278; C.J. xx. 741, 746. Willett, West Bromwich, … 117; below p. 39. C.J. xx. 746. 13 Geo. I, c. 14. V.C.H. Staffs. ii. 280, wrongly implies that the roads were …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Bromwich Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. In 1086 the manor was 3 hides in extent and had land for 3 … compositions, fertilizers, paints, and plastics. 14 V.C.H. Staffs. iv. 59, no. 299. S.H.C. vi (1), 233, 236. F. A. … 336, f. 45v. C 103/127/3a and 3c. See p. 32. Yates, Map of Staffs. (1775). For the rest of this para. see Tours in Eng. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… West Bromwich Education EDUCATION. There was a school in West Bromwich by 1686, apparently a private academy, 72 … 66. For the Salter Trust see below p. 85. White, Dir. Staffs. (1834; 1851); Nat. Soc. files; Reeves, West Bromwich, 143. P.O. Dir. Staffs. (1845) mentions a mistress and states that the school …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the divided manor held view of frankpledge by 1255, 15 and in the later 13th century the court leet, apparently held … County Borough of West Bromwich Year Book 1971-72. Shaw, Staffs. i, App. to Gen. Hist. p. xvii. S.H.C. vi (1), 84; F. … Poor Law Com. H.C. 546-I, p. 164 (1837), xxxi. White, Dir. Staffs. (1851); W.B.L., mining etc. plans, no. 211. Staffs. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… West Bromwich Manors MANORS. In 1086 William fitz Ansculf, lord of Dudley, held three … on the west and kitchen gardens to the east. V.C.H. Staffs. iv. 59, no. 299. S.H.C. v (1), 108; ix (2), 34-5, 38, … of Weoley Castle see V.C.H. Worcs. iii. 194-6. V.C.H. Staffs. iii. 216. Ibid. 218; L. & P. Hen. VIII, iv (2), pp. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Jesson Lowe built himself a new house which he referred to in his will of 1758 as 'Charley Mount'; the surrounding area … conveyed in 1439 by John Hexton of Upper Arley (formerly Staffs., now Worcs.) to Thomas Swetcocke and his wife Sybil. … sub Hallam, Hen. B.R.L. 457176; Parson and Bradshaw, Dir. Staffs. (1818). Thos. was the cousin of Thos. Jesson of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was again made to coincide with the county borough. 6 In 1885 West Bromwich returned a Liberal, but from 1886 to … Unionist, it has remained a Labour seat. 7 White, Dir. Staffs. (1834), 15; 30 & 31 Vic. c. 102. For an attempt in 1859 to make West Bromwich a parliamentary borough see Staffs. Advertiser, 12 and 19 Feb., 5 Mar. 1859. V.C.H. …