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A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census returns of 1841-81. 51 The descent of many sites may therefore be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his … foundation was presumably a response to the gravitation of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose bailiff was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both sides of the … mounds as garden features, see M. Hadfield, Gardening in Britain (1960), 401.) Other Earthworks and Allied Monuments …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains East Wick Farm, which possibly stands on the site of what was a small village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was in use in the 14th …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … antiquities of the county. Arms. When the Romans left Britain, Worcester came again into the possession of its … for four days in honour of St. Wulstan, to commence on the festival of St. Barnabas. During the reign of this monarch, a …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Quarter Sessions: 1790s Charles Faulkner, keeper of the Worcestershire bridewell. Ref.110 BA1/1/521/31 (1790) … bridewell July 13th 1790 To the worshipful the justices of the county of Worcester assembled in sessions The humble … pleased to certify to the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain the premises to the effect before stated in order …
History Theses 1901-1970
… I. Cassidy. Belfast Ph.D. 1966. A study in the history of the theory of value, production and distribution from 1650 to 1776. P.D. … sections of the iron and steel industries of Great Britain, the United States and Germany, 190139. Helen Gintz. …
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 … 40 and he began two special annual services: a harvest festival service in the nave in 1881, and Military Sunday in … of the minster as pontifical as possible. Copes and festival banners were introduced in 1923 and eucharistic …
A History of the County of Sussex
… available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at that time. Bathingmachines are recorded from … 1976, when there were also several amateur choirs. A music festival was started by the corporation in 1949 and continued …