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A History of the County of Sussex
… and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to … 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by 1796, of which the … in 1965. 17 The Steyne, later Chatsworth, Hotel was opened in 1807, 18 with an assembly room which became the …
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.) … or waste. The soil is various. The lands are watered by two streams rising in the northern declivity of Leith …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… Wothorpe Road Wothorpe Road (Fig. 111) This road is on the line of an early route leading to a crossing of the Welland, which pre-dates the Town Bridge. (454) Tivoli Cottage, class 14b, three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… about 2 miles N.E. of Brill, is built of rubble, that in the walls of the chancel being coursed; the roofs are covered with lead. A … The history of the building has been much obscured by drastic restorations carried out in the 19th century, when …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Woughton-on-the-Green 228. WOUGHTON-ON-THE-GREEN. (O.S. 6 in. xv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish … noteworthy. Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (38 ft. by 17 ft.) has a modern E. window. In the N. wall at the E. …
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 Carlisle; containing 151 inhabitants. The … in the king's books at 11. 12. 3., and in the gift of Mr. Birch: the tithes have been commuted for 536, and the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from moving end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow … desk developed over the period from a relatively simple article of furniture with a fixed sloping front into one both …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church … the nave are of interest; among the fittings the monument by Nicholas Stone and the late 15th-century seating are …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western … below. 85 To the north the parish is bounded partly by Long Lane, the river Tern, and the road from Allscott to … 1750 Admaston Spa, sometimes known as Wellington Spa, had opened and in 1805 there was a hotel there, which was rebuilt …
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 (W. by N.) from Wellington; containing 2731 inhabitants. This … consider it to have been a Roman city, and one of them, Mr. Salmon, maintains that it is Uriconium, which others have …