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A History of the County of Essex
… had been taken by Raymond Girald and was held by Roger of Poitou who held manors in Mount Bures and West Bergholt. … it to William de Munfitchet and thereafter the manor of WORMINGFORD HALL was held of the barony of Stansted … de Munfichet, the overlordship passed to Giles de Plaiz, Lord Plaiz (d. 1302). 99 It descended with the barony of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of Wokeing, W. … the mansions and grounds of Wortley Hall, the seat of Lord Wharncliffe, and Wentworth Castle, that of T. F. Vernon … is distributed among the poor. Sir Thomas Bromley, lord chancellor in the reign of Elizabeth, and successor of Sir …
A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps … to preaching, but at York it was laid down that the chancellor should preach on the first Sundays in Advent and … the choir'. It seems also that at this time the creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments were placed upon the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It stretches … on N. wall, (1) to Gerard William Vanneck, grandson of Lord Huntingfield, 1840, white marble tablet with … It was restored in the early 19th century and again, by Lord Eldon, in 1873. The building is of one compartment (25 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of … duchess of Northumberland in 1802, 97 Henry Dundas, first lord of the admiralty, in 1804, 98 and Princess Charlotte of … cent) and Sussex had a higher proportion than the rest of England and Wales, and by 1901 Worthing's proportion was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in England and Wales, lies on the south coast roughly mid-way between the estuaries of the rivers Arun and Adur. The town is known nationally for …
A History of the County of Sussex
… were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son Harry, for Anglican married couples, widows, or … bequeathed by Robert Humphrys's will dated 1860. Part of the land was sold c. 1922, and the rent-charge was … houses for four women, preferably members of the Church of England, in New Town, later Clifton Road, and £1,700 stock as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. … probably the most extensive grower of early fruit in England, had the largest Worthing nursery of 16 a., with 105 … gravel, and sand from Worthing beach was worth £5 to the lord of Broadwater. 6 In the early 1830s seaweed was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' … and strongly supported by W. Davison, incumbent of the chapel of ease. The organist of the chapel was the … time 22 before being replaced by the Worthing Church of England girls' and infants' school. 23 Two infants' schools …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. … privileges, were granted by Henry III. to Maurice, Lord Berkeley, in 1254, which laid the foundation of its … 107; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Francis Rose, who is lord of the manor. The church is in the later English style; …