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A History of the County of Oxford
… ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The … the lease to Robert Dudley (d. 1588), earl of Leicester; 7 on his death he was succeeded as lessee by Stephen Brice (d. … Peerage, viii. 499503. Hants RO, 11M59/E2/154967a; Sale Cat., Outlying Portions of Blenheim Estate (1921): copy in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a church within the 10th- and 11th-century … with territories north of the river Windrush dependent on a probable minster at Minster Lovell, and those south of … Leverett (d. 1785) gave a large brass chandelier which was hung in the nave, 176 and in 1794 the church acquired, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Protestant nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY The strength of Protestant Dissent in Witney, a dominant … rector. 3 Probably that tendency, too, was focused on prominent clothiers and other tradesmen; inhabitants … 1745; High Street Methodist Church website (2002). ORO, Cat. to combined circuit (NM2/E). Embling, 'Primitive …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Elmstead parish. In 1986 the part of Wivenhoe on the west side of the Colne was transferred to St. … of the crucifixion by the Belgian painter, J. H. Mols, hung on the south wall of the south chapel in 1995. A new … of Tithes Commuted and Apportioned, p. 74. E.R.O., sale cat. B1578; inf. from Church of England Record Centre. …
A History of the County of Essex
… and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might … amount of copyhold land near Wivenhoe Cross and some on the east side of High Street just south of Wivenhoe Hall. … 778; P.R.O., HO 107/ 1782; E.R.O., D/DHi E3. E.R.O., sale cat. B 2469. P.R.O., MAF 68/2121. V.C.H. Essex, i. 518. …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor WIVENHOE THE ancient parish of Wivenhoe, c. 3 miles south-east of Colchester on the east bank of the river Colne where it widens to form … Building List, Wivenhoe. E.R.O., D/DU 225/14; ibid. sale cat. B3896. Ibid. D/P 277/8/1. Ibid. sale cat. B752; O.S. Map …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES The manor of WIVENHOE was an estate of 5 hides less 15 a. … the Crown, Henry I granted it to William de Mun- fitchet. On the death in 1267 without issue of Richard de Munfitchet, … Monuments of Essex, 12-13; Feet of F. Essex, vi. 25. Cat. Anct. D. vi. C 7743; Morant, Essex, i. 407; ii. 188. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Godstow abbey had view of frankpledge in Wolvercote, and the royal bailiff had entry into the manor only by the king's … of court, infangthief and outfangthief, pillory, and gallows. 95 The grant of the manor to George Owen in 1541 … of land in the open fields. 98 The parish spent £57 on poor relief in 1776, an average of £74 between 1783 and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Godfrey held of him. 61 There is no further record of the under-tenancy, and d'Ivri's successors probably held in … chief baron of the Exchequer. 65 Walter settled the manor on his second wife Anne and the children of that marriage, … 150; Burke, Ext. & Dorm. Baronetcies(1844), 184, 549. Sale Cat. 1884: copy in Bodl. G.A. Oxon. b 92(71). Godstow Eng. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Churches CHURCHES. During the Middle Ages St. Leonard's priory presumably served the … minister in 1656. 55 Before 1693 a minister built a house on the waste at Oakengates and lived there, but within a few … 32, p. 107; above, Lilleshall, Churches. D.N.B. B.M. Gen. Cat. of Printed Bks. to 1955 (photolithographic edn. …