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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of which extends to the recovery of debts under 40 s.; and the petty-sessions for the hundred take place here. … The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 9. 1., and in the gift of the Bishop of Hereford: … consists of about 100 acres; it abounds in the very best coal, and there are several good stone-quarries. The …
Old and New London
… voices, full and sweet, In this wide hall, with Earth's inventions stored, And praise th' invisible universal Lord, … successful or not in imparting that knowledge as to the best means employed in various arts and trades, and the best results achieved, we will not pretend to say. They were …
A History of the County of Stafford
… early difficulties West Bromwich established one of the best records of school attendance among the Black Country … Although amalgamation did not take place the report's proposals were adopted by each borough individually. West … at his house in what is now Witton Lane. 35 Perhaps the best known of the 18th- and early-19th-century private …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the city this ridge rises by gradual stages from the water's edge; in the northern part it is more abrupt, and stands … of a chapel. 27 The gradual progress of the new borough is best illustrated by the history of its yield to the royal … Preston 15 marks. In 1227 32 Liverpool paid 11 marks 7 s. 8 d., West Derby 7 marks 4 s. 4 d., Preston 15 marks 6 d. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… services as well as rent; the standard service was a day's labour a week, for which the tenant received 8 sheaves of … acres of horticultural land in the parish. 88 Perhaps the best known local firm of nurserymen is that of Reamsbottom & … clay which possesses the very negative virtue of being best adapted for the making of the bilious yellow bricks that …
A History of the County of Sussex
… with great tithes from parts of Hoecourt manor and Burwell's farm in Lancing from an unknown date until the early 19th century; in 1635 the endowment also included the best fleece of tithe wool from the same two estates. 53 In … improvements, Glebe House was described as one of the best parsonages in the county. 69 The building was further …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 28 it was presumably there that the herbage rights on King's Barns manor in Upper Beeding, mentioned in 1210, were … syla in 956 may be represented by the modern Bassell's farm in West Grinstead. 30 Most of the 100 a. of woodland … said to yield only eight or nine sacks of wheat an acre at best, and three or four at worst. 20 The necessity of …
The Environs of London
… west by the river Lea, which separates it from St. Leonard's Bromley, Stratford-Bow, and Hackney, in Middlesex; and on … Henry VIII. granted the conventual church, with Richard's chapel, the site of the monastery, and its appurtenances, … are adorned with extensive learning, applied to the best purposes." Mrs. Tollet spent the latter part of her life …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Education EDUCATION. West Ham's first parish school was opened in 1723. During the … in the country, was formed for the parish. The board's first report gave details of existing schools and assessed … subscription. These were described in 1871 as among the best in the parish, with accommodation for 425 (average …
A History of the County of Essex
… have ceased about 1570. 3 From the 13th century St. Thomas's and Spilemans mills, north of Stratford High Street, were … his retirement in 1759. During that decade it produced its best pieces. Heylyn apparently left the business in its early … Abram Lyle & Sons in 1881. 79 Tate, at Thames Wharf, was best known for cube sugar, and Lyle, at Plaistow Wharf, for …