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A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded in the 18th century, as well as a building said to be a former court-house. 37 There may also have been an inn. … shops, flats, offices, and a multi-storey car park, brought about the destruction of part of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that … later Act of 1821 stipulated that new commissioners should be elected by occupiers of houses worth £20 and over, as well … and they were also empowered to charge a duty on coal brought into the town, on the security of which they could …
A History of the County of Rutland
… is composed formed the Hundred of Hwicceslea West referred to in the Northamptonshire Geld Roll of about 1075, and the … 3 Wrandike, where probably the court was held, may be 'Wrongedich' in North Luffenham. 4 Barrowden became the … claimed the hundred as an escheat, and in 1294 Warwick brought an action for its recovery. 7 The case seems to have …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked with oaks and underwood. 65 It was within the … Wood blast furnaces. In 1805 'black rock stone' was brought from Lord Craven's land in Little Dawley. By 1833 two …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES. In 1255 Hamon le Strange did no suit to shire or hundred court, and c. 1285 John le Strange held a … and cry, and a gallows. 25 Two courts a year were said to be held in 1292. 26 Court rolls of Wrockwardine manor, … village was built 1911-12. 58 About 1933 piped water was brought from Wellington to Admaston, Bratton, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… abounds in coal and ironstone; the mines are let on lease to the Low-Moor Iron Company by Miss Currer, and T. Carvick, … Wyken pippin was first planted here; the parent apple was brought from Holland. Wykin WYKIN, a hamlet, in the parish … annum. The Rev. John Hendry, in 1722, bequeathed 400 to be vested in the purchase of land, and the rental to be given …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and there is a glebe of 10 acres. The chapel, dedicated to St. Michael, is a chapel of ease. The inhabitants … Lewis, in 1829, gave 1500, directing the dividends to be expended in clothing, bread, and meat. Yardley-Gobion … on each side with trees. A duty is levied on all coal brought to the port, and applied, under the direction of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… within Yapton, one of which had also once partly belonged to an estate centred in Barnham, were added to Yapton, while … the former has 16th-century timbers, and the latter may be partly 17th-century. There were c. 10 dwellings in all at … agent. The growth of motoring and tourism from c. 1920 brought a motor garage and two tearooms by 1934. 7 Wicks …
A History of the County of Somerset
… roughly triangular in shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only … Earth and Fuller's Earth rock. 78 There were said to be light and dark blue marls at Woolston. 79 The turnpike … decreased 70 but by the early 16th century rents and farms brought in twice as much as the assessed rents although in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… set of fields. The medieval yardland in Yarnton seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, … parish in 1279, but by the 17th century there were said to be only 44, 17 presumably because of the loss of arable land … to work in Oxford and elsewhere, and new employment was brought to Yarnton by the the district headquarters of the …