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A History of the County of Oxford
… To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, … about 1375, though his surname was probably hereditary. 2 In the early 16th century a chantry priest evidently taught … 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a schoolmaster. 3 A schoolhouse was mentioned …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 … manorial and (possibly) town quarries were recorded in 1479. 5 The master mason Thomas of Witney, who worked at Westminster in 12923 and at Exeter and Winchester a little later, was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… being forbidden entry into the bishop's manors except in connection with Crown pleas. 1 In 1284 the bishop procured excommunication against unnamed … jurisdiction, administered at first by officers appointed in the borough court, and from the 17th century governed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Arch. J., 7 (1972), 967). a(1) Ring Ditch (SP 89536468), in the N.W. of the parish, on alluvium at 40 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show a ring ditch 30 m. in diam. ( BNFAS, 6 (1971), … Cropmarks b(32) Motte (SP 90856293; Fig. 161), known as Beacon Hill, in the centre of the village, 150 m. S. of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Education Education There appears to have been no school in the parish before the beginning of the 19th century when … 'petty' schools were recorded. 76 A Sunday school, started in 1813 on the 'new' or National system, closed shortly afterwards for lack of financial support, and in 1815 the three day schools taught only 46 children. 77 In …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… to have been made before industry and settlement expanded in the 17th century, though there was presumably a way … the road from Watling Street to Shifnal, first mentioned in 1335. 70 Watling Street and the road via Priorslee to … 1975. Work to link it eastwards to the M 6 at Essington (Staffs.) was completed in 1983. 76 A network of canals and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… By the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge and Priorslee was probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were said to be 38 a. of wood in Wombridge, … 1670s when Abraham Bigod, a glass maker from Amblecote (Staffs.), built a glasshouse near Snedshill. Window panes and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Education EDUCATION. Wombridge. In 1693 Robert Bromhall, LL. D., was licensed as deacon and schoolmaster in the parish. 49 By 1833 20 boys and 21 girls were attending … 10; Educ. Dir. (1981), 10. S.R.O. 3916/1/3, no. 11. Staffs. R.O., D. 593/N/3/11/4; S.R.O. 4462/Sch/1, 5 June …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and, evidently, the lord of Shifnal all had claims in 'the common wood of Wombridge'. About 1220 Thomas Tuchet, lord of Leegomery, gave the canons his rights in the wood, and boundary disputes with Shifnal manor were … by Edward Jorden; his father of the same name, of Dunsley (Staffs.), had married Sarah, daughter and heir of John Wyke, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… part of Leegomery manor. 15 A lock-up built at Snedshill in 1829 was in use in 1841. Another was built at Oakengates in 1874. 16 … of the poor (Holborn, 1817), 5 (copy in S.P.L.); Staffs. R.O., D. 593/N/3/10/17; Poor Rate Returns, H.C. 556, …