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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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 … was mainly concerned with conveyancing. 45 An annual court baron with leet was still held in 1850, with 11 to 13 jurors, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… here, upwards of seven centuries; one of them was a baron of the exchequer in the reign of Edward IV. Wolsingham … are held every Tuesday; and a court leet and baron, under the bishop as lord of the manor, takes place … mansion by fire, and completed in 1741, by Horatio, second Baron Walpole, from designs by Ripley. It is a brick …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The seat of the Right Honourable Henry Willoughby, Baron Middleton, is situate about two miles west of … of Queen Ann, Anno Domini 1711, raised to the dignity of a Baron of England by the stile and title of Thomas Baron Middleton, of Middleton, in the county of Warwick. Lord …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1616 sold the manor to Sir John Walter of Sarsden, chief baron of the Exchequer. 65 Walter settled the manor on his …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the peerage in 1782, by the title of Lord Grantley, Baron of Markenfield. There are two places of worship for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… let to Horton by the lord of Shifnal manor, the 8th Baron Stafford, in what was becoming the centre of the town. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Records of Wombridge court baron survive from 1697, 1708, 1711, 1717, and 1747, the …