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A History of the County of Middlesex
… dedicated to St. Mary existed by 1231, when Walter, rector of Acton, held a house from Peter FitzAlulf. 82 The church … until 1872. 83 The benefice was a rectory in the gift of the bishop of London. 84 The church was valued at £13 6 s. … 1548, 98 although in Elizabeth I's reign a small piece of land, valued at 1 d., was said to be for the maintenance of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Agrarian history. Agrarian History The field system of the five-hide holding that became the Somerset estate was distinct from that of Acton manor elsewhere in the parish. The estate, covering … 1349, and 1373, the value in 1349 being low because the land was poor and rarely cultivated; meadow was valued at 1 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… William Antrobus, in 1805 offered to assist the foundation of a school for the poor; 33 nothing further was mentioned, … said to have been established in 1808 under the auspices of the rector and supported by subscriptions. 34 In 1815 a … ho. for teacher. New sch. for 92 M, 80 I built 1870 on land granted by Goldsmiths' Co. of Lond. 82 with aid of parl. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Growth GROWTH. Prehistoric settlement is attested by finds of palaeolithic and neolithic Bronze-Age burials at Mill Hill … 'oak town', is Anglo-Saxon, it was first recorded as that of a witness, Viel of Acton, in 1181. 72 In the Middle Ages … of farmhouses and cottages north and south of common land known as East Acton green by 1474. 78 Medieval …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Acton Introduction Acton Acton, 1 parish lies c. 8 km. west of Hyde Park Corner, 2 bounded on the north by Willesden and … the 1930s. 4 From 1965 Acton has formed the eastern part of Ealing L.B. Most of the boundary with Hammersmith was … lies along the south-western and western sides. 6 The land slopes from 50 m. in the north-west corner of the parish …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Manorial government. In 1294 the bishop of London successfully claimed view of frankpledge, infangthief, outfangthief, the assize of … been limited to elections and court baron transactions. Land transfers took place at the court baron for Fulham until …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of ACTON was a division of the bishop of London's manor of Fulham, which he acquired … By 1211 William's widow and son Peter held the land. 49 Peter granted 50 a. in la Pulle to the bishop of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… conduit was constructed in High Street in the grounds of the Bell, later Suffolk House, by Thomas Thorney, who in … 73 In 1755 a Chancery order confirmed the public use of the conduit and continuation of the rent charge. 74 In … Farm Road works in 1913. A station in Southfield Road, on land bought by the council in 1902, 22 supplied much of the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… officials could find no recusants 16 and in 1706 the wife of Mr. John Keys, of Acton wells, and Catherine Acton, widow, who was living at … when permanent church of Our Lady of Lourdes opened on land bought 1892. 29 Attendance 1903: 427 a.m. and p.m. 30 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… The number had increased to 21 by 1751, probably because of trade generated by Acton wells, when inns included the … had dropped to 9 97 but it rose again with the spread of housing and in 1873 there were 19, in addition to 24 beer … golf club was formed in 1896, with an 18-hole course on land owned by the King Church family. The club house was …