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A History of the County of Oxford
… representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. … begun in 1705. Thereafter many townsmen depended directly or indirectly on the palace and estate. Tourism became … continued throughout Whit week. 29 Similar Whitsun ales or sports were held annually in the early 17th century, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … John's reign the market and probably the rents were put to farm, yielding between 4 and 6 4 s. a year in the period … to that farm ceased to be of direct concern to the Crown or to its officers. The borough's independence may then have …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… The third settlement, Woodstreet, is now represented by a farm of c. 1600; it is situated in a small valley on Reading … North Porch and the South Aisle and arcade were added or rebuilt. Drawings dated 1864 of the N. and S. sides of the … N. end of six doubletransomed lights, show that it was, or then became, a house of some pretension. It was acquired …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… was in need of repair in 1739. 20 The rectory was rebuilt or remodelled in 1814. 21 It consists of a three-story … square two-light windows, and traces of either a niche or third window. 50 The inner doorway, also renewed or much … Rep. Com. Char. 114. Ex inf. Mrs. P. Guest, of Plusterwine Farm. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 1086 there was no demesne land in either Woolaston manor or Aluredston, though the king held two fisheries in demesne … and Brockweir and the manor of Aluredston were all held at farm, Brockweir being leased to a number of tenants. … Roads Grove, part of Oakhill Wood, presumably for assarts or pasture rights. 18 The abbey and its tenants had been …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… scarp of Madgett Hill. The promontory on which Ferry Farm stands was called Yewtree Headland ( Iwes Heafdan) in … houses on the Gloucester-Chepstow road are of late-19th- or 20th-century date. At Gumstalls, where in 1969 there stood … houses at Plusterwine and Brookend date from the late 18th or early 19th century, although Possession House was recorded …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… near the Gloucester-Chepstow road for his own use. 25 The farm-house was probably the house with 5 hearths in 1662 … paid to the lordship of Striguil, presumably for assarts or rights of common in Tidenham Chase. 40 It was included in … two stories with a stone slate roof, and is of late-18th- or early-19th-century date. Until 1935 the parish boundary …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area … of the main street. In Lower Road they include Causeway Farm, dated 1734 and with old-fashioned ovolo-moulded …
A History of the County of Sussex
… plan was H-shaped and dating from the 16th century or possibly earlier. About 1700 the walls were largely … eastwards. In the 19th century the east range was built, or rebuilt, and the internal courtyard was closed in and … fountain with a figure of Neptune, brought from Cowdray. A farm-house 2 miles north of the church on the east side of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Chancel, with a window in the N. wall, and the restored or re-built N. arcade of the Nave. Near the end of the 13th … the North Aisle was re-built and widened at the same time or shortly after. The W. wall of the N. aisle is dated 1736 … roof. d(7). Cottage, 70 yards S.E. of (6). d(8). Hoarhouse Farm, house and outbuildings, 1 m. E.N.E. of the church. The …