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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a little wood. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 28, and in the gift of the Rev. T. F. R. Read, … wapentake of Staincross, W. riding of York, 5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Wakefield; containing 167 inhabitants. It … of Ashbourn, Bakewell, and Belper. Two courts baron, at Easter and Michaelmas, and a court leet at Easter, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act … the living of Wisbech St. Mary annexed, valued in the king's books at 26. 13. 4.; patron, the Bishop of Ely; …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the inclusion (from Wisbech Borough) of the hamlet of Ring's End, on the Nene opposite Guyhirn. Although it is … At the later date the total rents amounted to 45 5 s. 6 d. 18 As usual in the 14th century, a decline in … may have come to them through the marriage of Thomas, 2nd Baron, to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Cheyne …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 acres. Before this time various creeks, such as Carlton's Creek, 5 penetrated a long way inland and allowed the … In Leverington: the Marsh, Spitalfield, Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church … Newling, who lives at Richmond Hall. The last court baron of this manor seems to have been held in 1777, when …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east … 68 The next recorded owner was Gilbert Haultoft, baron of the Exchequer, who was buried in Outwell church …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… who held the lands that had once been Robert dispensator's. 28 The earliest reference to their tenure of Wistow seems … estate was left by his will to T. F. Fremantle, later Baron Cottesloe. 46 He died in 1956 and was succeeded by his son, the 4th baron, whose daughter, Mrs. Timothy Brooks, owned the hall in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Pyder and of the county of Cornwall, 5 miles (W. by S.) from Bodmin; containing 468 inhabitants. The parish … of Withiel. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 10, and in the gift of Sir R. R. Vyvyan, Bart.: … appointed by the jury at the court leet, annually: a court baron is held twice in the year by the Duke of Marlborough, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and the right to deliver and return royal writs, the king's officers being forbidden entry into the bishop's manors except in connection with Crown pleas. 1 In 1284 the … exercised by his bailiff or steward through the courts baron and a twice-yearly tourn or view of frankpledge, which …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. This place is … Wiveliscombe in the Cathedral of Wells, valued in the king's books at 27. 0. 10.; net income, 300. The church is a very … it has a fair on Whit-Tuesday, and courts Jeet and baron are held annually. The living is a vicarage, valued in …
A History of the County of Essex
… 12 to 16 jurors. Cases of animals trespassing on the lord's land, breach of the assize of ale, and of infringing the … of jurors was sometimes as high as 21. 42 In 1584 a court baron was held every three weeks; there were stocks in the … drivers were appointed. 44 Between 1743 and 1786 the court baron met between one and four times a year, with a leet at …