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A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … in the centre of the village until the First World War. 1 TRADE AND INDUSTRY Building stone was dug in the east field … said to be no support for a voluntary school. 1 A School Board was formed in 1874 2 and a school was built in 1876 on …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 miles from north to south, with an average … the rest of the roof-framing is covered by a modern board ceiling in mansard form. A modern screen between the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. George stands near the middle of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of Somerset; … Devil." In the reign of George I., the cannon for the board of ordnance was cast in a foundry situated in … the garrison, and several private residences. There is no trade except what is requisite for the supply of the …
The Environs of London
… relating to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich … 40, 1781; Captain Robert Hall, killed by an accident on board his ship the Bridgwater, 1781; Mary, wife of Lieut. … but is under the immediate inspection of the Navy Board. The resident officers are, a clerk of the Checque; a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. The principal monuments …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county … carried on, has entirely ceased, and there is now no trade beyond what is requisite for the supply of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… part Wootton Hundred (Southern Part) THE SOUTHERN part of Wootton hundred 1 covered 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided … towns. The area, lying partly on the limestone uplands of central Oxfordshire, partly on the flat river gravels of … estate. The building of Blenheim Palace stimulated local trade and in the 18th century Woodstock became known for its …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains … 1728. 38 From 1991 the colleges have been members of the board of patronage for Pewsey benefice. 39 In the Middle Ages … edns.); Harrod's Dir. Wilts. (1865); cf. above, Pewsey, trade and ind. Inf. from Mr. W. Davison, 2 Cuckoo's Knob. …