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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S. S. W.) from Pontefract; containing 1828 inhabitants. This … surface is boldly undulated, and richly embellished with wood. Freestone of excellent quality is abundant, and there …
The Cartulary of Holy Trinity, Aldgate
… Reginald de Conductu and which at present are in the king's hands for wool carried to Durdraght in Reginald's name; sealed counterparts; given at London the year … [f. 199v] witnesses, John Y(u)e, rector of St. Michael Wood Street, William Rykel, William Creswik, Richard Rose. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… 11. Vol. ccccxxxiv. fol. 2. Samuel Evatt, of St. Gregory's, London. Ordered that defendant should allow 10 l. per … held under lease from the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, during her life, without interruption of her said husband, … to Sir Nathaniel Brent and Dr. Gwynn. fol. 12 b. Thomas Wood and Henry Ellis, of Ackworth. This cause was reassumed, …
The Environs of London
… and the neighbouring hamlets of East Acton and Friar's Place were filled with persons of all ranks, who came to … several in the neighbourhood, and some still remain. Essex's army at Acton. In November 1642, a few days before the … Lucy, Dean of St. Paul's 6, his mansion at Acton under the Wood, with the garden and grove adjoining, and 20 acres of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… portions shown in solid black.) 1 ACTON (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. XVI, S.W.) Acton is a parish and borough on the W. boundary of the … In vestryover fireplace, overmantel said to be made up of wood-work from reredos of 1676. In churchyardS. of S. aisle, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… entirely rural and, despite the proximity of the county's main north-south route through the Stretton gap, fairly … Quinny or Marsh brook marks the central part of the parish's north-western boundary where the land falls steeply down … of Acton Scott manor; its name may indicate an origin as a wood 27 where birds were kept. 28 Neither manor was populous …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… hill, which as late as 1899 was a major obstacle: the R.S.P.C.A. and others provided a trace horse to help loads free … Avenue later joined Uxbridge Road by the former King's Arms. A highway leading south from the top of Acton hill to … the path from Masons green to West Twyford. James Richard Wood tried to block it in 1813, together with the way south …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 72 One farm, leased by the chapter of St. Paul's to successive deans, c. 1230 had 4 oxen, 4 horses, and 100 … was poor and rarely cultivated; meadow was valued at 1 s. an acre in 1327, 1 s. 6 d. in 1373, pasture at 3 d. in … also leased 24 a. of underwood called the dean's great wood. In 1545 no great trees, only underwood, grew on the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… a rent charge for teaching six poor children at 1 s. a week, which was paid out regularly by the churchwardens … when there were also two boarding schools for tradesmen's children and two or three other small schools. 38 In 1833 … was adopted in 1811. 30 The school was moved to St. John's Wood, Marylebone, in 1812. 31 A boarding school used the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over more than a hundred years. By the 17th century Acton's proximity to London had made it a summer retreat for … the village from the mid 17th century. In 1664 the town's 50 chargeable houses included all those in the parish with … and with prominent residents, were Acton House or Skippon's house on the east side of Horn Lane, Fighters near the …