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A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford Introduction WORMINGFORD THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the … cut through fields. Detached fields totalling 15 a. in Little Horkesley, 34 were transferred to that parish in … the late 19th cent- ury caused emigration, to surrounding towns and London and some to the colonies, and the population …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1328 free warren was granted on Wormingford Hall manor. 25 Courts leet, recorded for Church Hall manor in the 15th century, handled transfers of holdings and amerced … 1627 or earlier until 1931. From 1627 courts were held up to three times a year; usually only two jurors were sworn, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Worminghall 100. WORMINGHALL. (O.S. 6 in. … b(1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of rubble with … Bishop of Oxford, 1592, and Elizabeth, his wife (who put up the brass), five sons, six daughters, all kneeling, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worplesdon (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of … wide, forming a neat gravelled terrace, the waves flowing up to its base; the views from it are most extensive, …
A History of the County of York
… Worship in the Minster WORSHIP IN THE MINSTER The Middle Ages It has been said 1 that the … The succentor vicariorum was responsible for drawing up the 'singing table' which was not so much a list of music …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… SE) Worth Matravers, a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It … The lands belonging to the farms in the valley stretched up on to the limestone plateau and included some of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing … than from the several dates when they were incorporated in Worthing. Some aspects of the history of Goring after 1929 … Ibid. Census, 1931, 1951. C.A. Moser & W. Scott, Brit. Towns (1961), 23. Census, 1951, Suss. pp. xxxix-xlii, 78. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in … a. (3,262 ha.), the increase being again presumably made up by reclamation. 7 Worthing Boundery Extenstions 1875-1933 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son … spinsters, and a maintenance fund of £500 stock was set up. 31 In 1923 Pearson and his wife gave a further 4 a. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Churches CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, possibly of Worthing chapel, occurred in the early 15th century. 75 The chapel still existed in the …