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Survey of London
… the archaeological evidence of the structure, both above and below ground, which has been presented in the preceding … been found; but, unfortunately, it is not quite conclusive and there is still doubt about the history of the building … two other 'manors of Hackney' (latterly known as Kingshold and Lordshold), and because Lysons 1 and a number of later …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) DODDINGTON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of North Witchford, Isle of Ely, county of … to Chatteris; containing, with the chapelries of Benwick and March, and the hamlet of Wimblington, 8648 inhabitants. The manor …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 640 hectares, lies immediately S.W. of Wellingborough and N.W. of the R. Nene which forms its S.E. boundary. From … land rises steeply across outcrops of clays, limestones and silts to a relatively flat Boulder Clay area between 90 m. and 100 m. above OD. Beyond, the land falls gently towards …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… been domesticated for thousands of years. It has many uses and as a result has been bred over generations to emphasize … used mainly as a guard dog, the Talbot or Bloodhound, and the Greyhound or Courser, both used for hunting, and the … under this name. OED earliest date of use: 1881 See also BATH STOVE, FIRE GRATE, GRATE, HOB GRATE, STOVE GRATE. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… it was a form of LACE made of WOOL originating in FLANDERS and used in the 1670s for funereal dress [Patents (1678)]. … corpse became fashionable early in the eighteenth century and was described by a foreign visitor who recounted how a … to include in the Rates. They were linked with KINE EEL and SHAFT EEL. This may be because the names were used …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… attention to signs of adaptation to changed conditions and to elements of innovation. 23 The geographical position and physical make-up of Shropshire meant that it was affected … depression in different ways from other midland counties and that there was perhaps less need for readjustment and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… The period between the dissolution of the monasteries and the middle of the 18th century was an important one for … corn or even a horse to help them earn a living. Richard Wells of Wem accepted both forms of repayment: in December … ii. 204. The only surviving title is that held by Ld. Bath, heir and namesake of Sir Hen. Fred. Thynne (cr. 1641): …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1750-1875 17501875 The second half of the 18th century and the first three quarters of the 19th were a period of … rewarded the Shropshire sheep with its own class, and the Bath and West of England society first listed Shropshires as … and Habberleyhe settled on younger sons. 75 Thomas Wells, another Staffordshire ironmaster, bought Eaton Mascott …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In the last quarter of the 19th century farming at county and national level was affected by a variety of influences, … the government forage depot there was bought from Lord Bath. In 1932 the firm was one of the first to make tinned … sold by private treaty to the sitting tenants was Lord Bath's Minsterley estate. 9 In north Shropshire the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Domesday Book To 1300 DOMESDAY BOOK TO 1300 The two and a half centuries extending from Edward the Confessor's … a period of growth: of population, of food production, and of the area under cultivation. 30 Most modern … in 1086 to 5 or 6 million in 1347. 31 Those responses, and indeed the ability to respond in terms of the available …