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A History of the County of Essex
… manors in Mount Bures and West Bergholt. 98 Robert Gernon's fief had escheated to the Crown, and Henry I granted it to … 99 It descended with the barony of Plaiz to John de Vere, earl of Oxford (d. 1513), and with the earl- dom of Oxford until 1582. The overlordship was last …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… in Buckinghamshire Worminghall 100. WORMINGHALL. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxxi. N.E. (b)xxxi. S.E.) Eccleslastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. … have old iron casements. ConditionPoor. b(4). The Post Office, on the W. side of the road, about 300 yards N. of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 24. 13. 9., and in the gift of Eton College: the … employing about 1500 hands. Worsley Hall, the seat of the Earl of Ellesmere, is a stately modern structure with an … and its inhabitants are extensively employed by the Earl of Ellesmere, owner of large property around: in its …
A History of the County of York
… and the chanting of the schola cantorum. With Paulinus's flight from York after the battle of Hatfield only James … canon and that the gospel or epistle should be read at the office only by the canons because the dignity of the church … service taken by Robert Douglas, chaplain to the Earl of Leven. The minster and the city churches were taken …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Worth Matravers 53 WORTH MATRAVERS (9777) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 97 NE, bSY 98 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 … stone-mullioned window is reset in the porch. a(6) Post Office (60 yds. E.), house with modern shop added. a(7) …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had led to the accumulation of shingle, and Worthing's former fine, hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly … 87 Those conditions were a principal cause of Worthing's growth as a resort, and afterwards of the expansion of the market-gardening industry 88 and of the town's popularity as a site for convalescent homes. In the Middle …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and evening served the needs of commuters. 96 Worthing's first railway station, which survived in 1978, was a small … Amendment Act, 4 Geo. IV, c. 27 (Local and Personal). W.S.R.O., PHA 3263. Gardner, Suss. Map (1795). MPL 21(2); W.S.R.O., Add. MS. 460; W.C.A. Blew, Brighton and its Coaches …
A History of the County of Sussex
… eastern edge of the former east field on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by … poultry were also kept. 32 Market-gardening. 33 Worthing's climate and fertile brickearth soil helped the development … products in bulk under its own brand name, and its head office remained in Worthing in 1976. 80 After 1945 flowers …
A History of the County of Sussex
… weekly payments. 7 A new schoolroom, classroom, and master's house were built in Richmond Road c. 1834, 8 and c. 1847 … to the Revd. W. Davison (d. 1852). The Davison school's average attendance was 120 in 1862 when there was also a … school was the Christ Church church hall. The St. George's National school for boys, girls, and infants was opened in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… side, which after enlargement in 1790 for George Greville, earl of Warwick (d. 1816), 42 was known as Warwick House. … Montague streets north-south. 48 Bedford Row and Copping's Row, later Marine Place, south of Warwick Street, were … streets, the latter also containing banks and the post office; 62 by c. 1820 there were shops in South and Montague …