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A History of the County of Stafford
… QUARNFORD was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 3,141 a. (1,271 ha.) in area. 74 It … the boundary with Cheshire on the west and a tributary, Black brook, the southern boundary with Leekfrith. The … 55 In 1792 Thomas and James Oliver of Longnor and Thomas White of Hartington (Derb.) took a 31-year lease from Sir …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Alstonefield Warslow and Elkstones WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES … and certainly by 1660. 57 By 1444 there was a house called Black Brook in the south-west corner of the township beside a … amended in 1836. 8 At Lower Elkstone an open field called White field was mentioned in 1595 and one called Town field …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Althorne AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-EAST ESSEX. ACCREDITED TO A … to the inch, with the monumental portions shown in solid black.) 1. ALTHORNE. (F.b.) (O.S. 6 in. lxii. S.E.) Althorne … towards the W. side of the parish. The walls are of flint and stone-rubble, those of the chancel are of brick; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Alton Pancras AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL DORSET Arranged by … are located by six or eight-figure grid references and by orientation and distance from another monument, … century and from Salisbury foundry, inscribed 'Maria' in black-letter; 3rd, 14th century, inscribed 'ave grcia ( sic) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY Agriculture Open Fields and Commons Alwoldsbury's field or fields were mentioned in … 35, and his son John, lessees of the demesne farm and of Black Bourton vicarage. 68 Other prominent families, many of … f. 237; for Butlers Court, above, manors (Alvescot: manor ho.). PRO, E 179/255/4, pt iii, f. 237; cf. ORO, MSS Wills …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Alvescot lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Witney and 15 miles (24 km) west of Oxford, on gently rising ground … Alvescot to 2,081 a. 3 Sixteen acres were transferred from Black Bourton in 1954, and 200 a. (81 ha.) were removed in … Shield and Park Fms, below, manors. For the former rectory ho., below, relig. hist. (church). Below, econ. hist. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Alvescot Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Manor Courts and Officers In the late 13th century the bailiff of the lord … for Alvescot manor were held probably in the 13th century and certainly by the earlier 15th, when they dealt with field … mentioning Alvescot, Arundel Castle, MS M 535; Longleat Ho. (Wilts.), NMR 3315. PRO, SC 2/208/40, mm. 2d., 4d.; ibid. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Alvescot Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES In the late Anglo-Saxon period all or part … 2, item 2; cf. OS Map 6", SP 20 NE (1960 edn), showing the ho. evidently in error. Hearth Tax Oxon. 219; PRO, E …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was not well endowed, attracting few prominent careerists, and some medieval rectors were apparently local men who … In 1963 the benefice was united with Shilton and part of Black Bourton, and in 1979 Holwell and Westwell were added to … List: Alvescot, 3, alleging without evidence that the ho. dates from 1609. ORO, PAR 6/1/R 1/2, f. 25v. Ibid. MS …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Alveston lies to the east of Stratford, between the Avon and the Banbury road, and is bounded on the west by … being ploughed and fenced in for corn, and a part of the Black Ground Field was hitched for feeding horses. A part of … by mid-May bee ready to cut'. The 3-course rotation in the Black Ground 171921, before the introduction of turnips, was …