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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from Taunton, and 108 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2296 inhabitants. This place, … vicinity of this town; in which, according to Burnet's History of his own Times, was shed the first blood in the … within a short distance of the town are several gentlemen's seats. The manufacture of linen and bed-ticking was …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Archbishop of Canterbury, who to the Bishop of Salisbury's claim that Windsor Castle was in his diocese successfully … 11267, when David, King of Scotland, came here as Henry's guest. King David swore allegiance to the Empress Maud as the king's heir, 16 and the same oath was taken by the English …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a little wood. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 28, and in the gift of the Rev. T. F. R. Read, … wapentake of Staincross, W. riding of York, 5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Wakefield; containing 167 inhabitants. It … in the hundred of Amesbury, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of Wilts; containing 838 inhabitants. East …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act … the living of Wisbech St. Mary annexed, valued in the king's books at 26. 13. 4.; patron, the Bishop of Ely; …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Croft. 7 The Rose and Crown Inn was acquired by the People's Refreshment House Association in 1899 and was one of their … 1748 shows 7 French names among the 28 jurors. 22 Gardner's Directory of 1851 23 shows a few names, such as Barron, … In Whittlesey Road: Nos. 1 and 2, and J. W. Harrison's premises. In Wisbech Road: Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 7A, and 14 to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… respect of the inn; this piece of land was let at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn for £1,615 … so that after that date the Corporation paid over to Crane's charity the amount of tax redeemed from the income of their … £396, of which £180 was in that year (which was Wisbech's 'turn') lent to 9 persons, £16 given to 18 persons in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… as its presiding member. He received a 'gratuity' of £5 5 s. a year, but by 1834 this sum was by established custom … town clerk was first employed in 1680; previously 2 s. had been paid to a clerk when a lease or bond was drawn up, under the benefaction of William Holmes. Robert Cockson was the first …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The charter had enjoined the 'ten men' to distribute £3 15 s. a year in charity. 23 This sum was supplemented in the … there were two collectors for the poor, who received £21 0 s. 11 d. and disbursed £21 17 s. 7 d. 25 In 1591 William Skortred sold a gelding to William …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and … 27 persons. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 3., and in the gift of H. C. Sturt, Esq.: … union and Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Ely; containing 561 inhabitants. The living is a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the growing centrality of Nonconformity to the town's social and civic as well as religious life (Figs. 546). An … Anglican churches together, overall attendance at the town's five Nonconformist meeting houses remained higher, … the 19th century Dissenters also included many of the town's chief employers, among them members of the Early, Smith, …