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Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… of Lower Mitton in this county is a very ancient building and now in so ruinous state and much too small for the inhabitants of the said chapelry … and now the property of James Pearce, situate in the market place of the said borough of Evesham recorded at the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this land, and … of honey, and of venison, and of fish, and of fowl, and of malt, and of his mills, and of all things of which tythes … after Leland and Tanner's account. " Werkensop a pretty market town of two streets, and metely well builded. There is …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… of Harold, held Worlingham at the time of the Survey, and Roger Bigot was steward of it for the Conqueror, who … of Gurth had been tenants. It was valued at ten shillings and sixpence, and paid one thousand herrings. There were also … 3 roses az. and a chief gules, impaling Bernard, arg. a bear erect sab. collared and muzzled or. There are also …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… material as the walls. The roofs are covered with slates and stone slates. The church, consisting of Chancel and Nave, is of 12th-century origin but was lengthened, and the West Tower added, probably in the 13th century. The …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford is a parish of early woodland clearance, 44 and con- siderable arable farming was recorded from the Middle Ages. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of demesne ploughs increased from 3 to 4, and the men continued to hold 2 ploughs, suggesting a slight …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Worminghall 100. … S.E.) Eccleslastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, stands at the S. end of the village. The walls … building was drastically restored in the 19th century and the original history much obscured, but the Nave appears …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the tythings of Burgham, Perry-Hill, West-End, and Wyke, 1424 inhabitants. The parish comprises 6795 a. 3 r. 34 p., of which about 300 acres are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes … (St. Mary) WORSTEAD ( St. Mary), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… flat limestone tableland formed by the underlying Portland and Purbeck Beds, between 350 ft. and 450 ft. above O.D., drained by three deeply cut valleys … streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are Winspit and Seacombe Bottoms, both marked …
A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … changes recorded above. Broadwater, Durrington, Heene, and West Tarring are, however, all dealt with from c. 1900 … growth as a resort, and afterwards of the expansion of the market-gardening industry 88 and of the town's popularity as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing and associated parishes WORTHING AND ASSOCIATED PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from … and as the centre of what was formerly one of the chief market-gardening districts in the country. The modern …