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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… branching off from the great Chester and Holyhead road at Northop, runs through Flint, and rejoins the main line at Holywell. The Chester and Holyhead railway also, opened in … week, and six yards of frieze annually for clothing. The almshouses have been rebuilt, upon an enlarged scale, on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at 8. 4. 4., and in the gift of Jesus College, Oxford: the … The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 25. 15., and in the gift of Sir J. Mordaunt, Bart.: the … 26 p. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 22. 16. 8., and in the gift of the Gorton family: the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Friends, under their founder George Fox, were held at Balby and the neighbouring village of Warmsworth. Balcomb … the Society of Friends, Independents, and Wesleyans; and almshouses for twelve aged widows, founded and endowed in … The Independents have a place of worship, and there are almshouses belonging to the London Benefit Societies, the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… orders, moulded labels on both sides with head stops at the junctions, and clustered shafts with moulded bases and … early 15th-century. Brasses and Indents: in the nave, at W. end, three-quarter figure of a nun, c. 1400, the name … 19th century. Secular High Street, W. side (2). Wynne's Almshouses, S. of the church, built in 1621, a range of six …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are two large markets, both of which are well attended. At the fairs and great markets a large number of sheep are … is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 20; net income, 118; patron, E. Rendell, Esq.; … style, containing several monuments to the earls of Bath. At Petton, four miles distant from the church, is a chapel, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and on Ilbert de Lacy's estate. 46 Hay for winter feed at Witney was bought at Bampton in 1334-5, 47 and in 1609 Weald's Lammas meadows were estimated at 405 a. and Bampton's at 227 a. 48 Some remained lot …
A History of the County of Oxford
… s. 4 d. for 20 years to support 4 persons 'in my almshouse at Banbury' at the rate of 4 d. a week. 1 In 1448 the newly founded guild … 1535 6 18 s. 8 d. was distributed to 8 poor men and women at a groat a week; at the dissolution of the chantries in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… it yielded 6 11 s. 10 d. 5 In 1254 and 1291 it was valued at 25 and 30 net respectively; 6 between November 1346 and … rent suggests: in 1650, for example, the estate was valued at c. 342 a year. 10 In 12356 the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln … the rectorial glebe amounted to 4 yardlands, each valued at 13 s. 4 d., in the fields of Neithrop, Calthorpe, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and extent of the Anglo-Saxon vill may only be guessed at. There was almost certainly an important church although … thus made a large inroad into the shape of the borough at that point; the fact that medieval customary holdings in … There is no direct evidence that he founded a new borough at the same time, but later evidence points to that …
A History of the County of Oxford
… established their hold. Sir Dudley was obliged to retire at the Revolution in 1688 but was succeeded by another Tory, … decided in favour of Charles North, who held the seat at the next four elections. 14 The Whigs made unsuccessful attempts to widen the franchise, which at that time, and probably from the beginning, was restricted …