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A History of the County of Middlesex
… West Drayton Mills MILLS Drayton water-mill, belonging to the manor, was mentioned in surveys of 1086 77 and 1222. 78 … known to have existed in the parish. In 1467 the Dean of St. Paul's and John Sutton, a canon residentiary and the farmer of West …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… West Drayton Other estates OTHER ESTATES. The estate called Rowtheys was so named after its chief house … Rowtheys was then a part, were in the occupation of a John Burnell, who was admitted in 1540. 61 William and John appear to have been cousins of John Burnell of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… ROMAN CATHOLICISM AND OLD CATHOLICS. Several members of the Paget family, notably the brothers Thomas, 3rd Lord Paget (d. 1590), and Charles … had to travel to North Hyde for mass. 50 The church of St. Catherine the Martyr, facing the Green, was opened in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1748 there was a church school at West Drayton, serving the parishes of Harmondsworth and West Drayton, 72 and … of the schoolmaster, Richard Dyche, were baptized at St. Martin's between 1719 and 1726. 73 Nothing is known of … and there were two Sunday schools, one, belonging to St. Martin's church, attended by 12 boys and 40 girls, and …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Flegg Hundreds, West and East Ashby ASHBY. The principal part of this town belonged, before the Conquest, to the abbey of St. Bennet of Holm, given by King Canute the Dane, and was … de Mundeford occurs rector. 1342, William de Berney, by John de Berney, rector of Walsham, &c. 1346, John de …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… BILLOCKLY. William de Beaufoe, Bishop of Thetford, was the chief lord of this town, at the survey; Ketel a freeman … of it; all Ketel's land here was so held of the abbey of St. Bennet, for their maintenance, that he could neither sell … de Wytton, by William son of Stephen de Billokeby. 1337, John Schirlock, by Robert de Martham, and John Fitz-Robert of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… and East Burgh BURGH. From Domesday book we learn that the Conqueror had in Burc, 20 acres of land, which was valued … the reign of Henry II. Robert Fitz-Roger in 1197; but King John in his 3d year, Ao. 1201, granted it to Hubert de Burgh, … in his manor; and a fair yearly, on the vigil, the day of St. Margaret, and for 6 days following, as a grant to him …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Flegg Hundreds, West and East Clippesby CLIPPESBY. In the reign of the Confessor, 4 freemen, two of them being … of Elmham, one under Alsi, and one under the abbey of St. Bennet, held 100 acres, 10 of meadow, and there were … was lord in the reign of Henry II. and in the 9th of King John, Henry was lord and patron of the church of Clippesby, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… son of Leofric Earl of Mercia was lord of Hemesby in the time of King Edward; Alwi bought it of Algar, and Stigand … of King Henry II. and his convent, with the consent of John Bishop of Norwich granted in fee to Henry de Marsh and … 9 l.Deducted 3 l. The Church was a rectory, dedicated to St. Mary, valued at 16 marks, and was appropriated to the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Earl of Mercia's manor of Hemes, which Alwi, and Stigand, the Archbishop took from him, and gave it to his brother … had an interest in these fees. In the first of King John, there was a pleading between Walter de Basingham and … Adam de Wausingham, and his successors, in the church of St. Mary, of Martham, Adam paying to him 40 s. Roger de …