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A Dictionary of London
… p.m. I. 100). No later record. Wrestler's Court South out of London Wall, west of Carpenters' Hall (O. and M 1677-Boyle, 1799). Called … II. 30). Not further identified. Wynwharf A house near the common wardrobe at "le Wynwharf," 1316 (Ct. H.W. I. 267). "Le …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the … Monuments: In chancel(1) said to be to Richard Weston, Justice of the Common Pleas, 1572, altar-tomb (Plate p. 273), of Purbeck …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly with … 1674 were the way from Wrockwardine to Burcot, the port or common highway from Admaston to Shrewsbury, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the hundred of South … part is grazing land divided into dairy-farms, whose chief produce is cheese; a comparatively small portion of the … are arable, 441 meadow and pasture, 1048 woodland, and 582 common. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was paid on 5 hides, … villeins, 4 bordars, a radman, and a priest. The presence of bordars with a share in the ploughteams probably implies … area of woodland east of Wellington. It also had rights of common on the Wrekin and claimed uniquely extensive common …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… court, and c. 1285 John le Strange held a court with pleas of bloodshed, the hue and cry, and a gallows. 25 Two … courts a year were said to be held in 1292. 26 Court rolls of Wrockwardine manor, dealing mainly with agricultural …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 975 the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the … created earl of Shrewsbury by 1074, was tenant in chief by 1086, and the manor contained 7½ berewicks, 75 which … William or another of the same name died as tenant in chief. 19 The manor then passed from father to son, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and Southern divisions of Devon; … in breadth, and comprises 921 acres, of which 200, then a common, were inclosed in 1820; the surface is elevated, the … the Hon. Marmaduke Langley, who is lord of the manor and chief owner of the soil, is a neat mansion, standing in a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded in 1086, when it lay divided between the rapes of William de Warenne and William de Braose, taking its name … be presumed originally to have been held, near the centre of its area on the ancient lane marking the boundary between … dealing with highways and nuisances and presenting the common pound as in decay. 22 In 1651 the court leet met twice …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… XVIII S.E.) Wyton is a parish and village on the left bank of the Ouse, 2 m. E. of Huntingdon. The church is the principal monument. … capitals (Plate 55) carved with 'stiff-leaf' foliage, common octagonal abaci, moulded 'hold-water' bases and square …