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A History of the County of Hampshire
… to its origin, but the suggestion is that it is an ancient archery butt. Near the church are the large well-organized …
A History of the County of Essex
… Bush Fair common from the 1820s until 1848 or later. The archery ground adjoined the assembly rooms. 34 Local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ford at Cotmeadham, and the unsuccessful encouragement of archery; but the court's most important functions were the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… northwards in pursuit. 13 The Woodmen of Arden, a famous Archery Club, was established at a meeting at the 'Bull's …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the church, and Newington Butts from the ancient butts for archery, to distinguish it from the northern suburb of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… lord's sheep. 282 Other offences included the omission of archery practice by inhabitants of the tithing in the 1590s. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 3 s. 4 d. for neglecting their butts and not practising archery. 16 The brook forming the Cholsey boundary was called …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 204 Of the clubs of less serious purpose the Cotswold Archery Club, which flourished from 1847 to 1879 at least, … R.O., annotated copy of Steward's Bk. for the Cotswold Archery Meetings (Middle Hill Press, 1849); B.G.A.S. Libr., …
A History of the County of Somerset
… In 1628 the inhabitants were presented for not setting up archery butts. 263 By 1671 there were two wardens and two …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… at quarter sessions for failing to set up butts for archery, 39 probably at Gunnery Plain, near Oswald Pastures, …