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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Aconbury 2 ACONBURY (D.c.). (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXIX, S.E., (b)XLV, N.E.) Aconbury is a parish 4 m. S. of Hereford. The church and Aconbury camp are the …
The Environs of London
… and the neighbouring hamlets of East Acton and Friar's Place were filled with persons of all ranks, who came to … several in the neighbourhood, and some still remain. Essex's army at Acton. In November 1642, a few days before the … He died at Acton on his journey into Shropshire 42. Church-yard. In the church-yard are the tombs of William Aldridge, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… portions shown in solid black.) 1 ACTON (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. XVI, S.W.) Acton is a parish and borough on the W. boundary of the … others later, top slab and base of former table-tomb. In yard of No. 230 High Street(16) to Charles, Thomas, Richard …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… shown in solid black.) 1 ACTON BEAUCHAMP (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. XXVIII, N.E.) Acton Beauchamp is a small parish on the Worcestershire border 4 m. S.E, of Bromyard, formerly in Worcestershire. The carved … walls are of local sandstone and the roofs are tiled. The S. doorway is of c. 1200 and was re-set when the whole church …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… entirely rural and, despite the proximity of the county's main north-south route through the Stretton gap, fairly … Quinny or Marsh brook marks the central part of the parish's north-western boundary where the land falls steeply down … Acton, lord of the manor. 61 The field called the Tower Yard is just north of the church. 62 The Tower was apparently …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 72 One farm, leased by the chapter of St. Paul's to successive deans, c. 1230 had 4 oxen, 4 horses, and 100 … was poor and rarely cultivated; meadow was valued at 1 s. an acre in 1327, 1 s. 6 d. in 1373, pasture at 3 d. in … Arden moved its London factory from Coach and Horses Yard (Westm.) to a new factory at no. 140 Wales Farm Road in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over more than a hundred years. By the 17th century Acton's proximity to London had made it a summer retreat for … the village from the mid 17th century. In 1664 the town's 50 chargeable houses included all those in the parish with … 16 or in closes behind High Street, such as Cock and Crown Yard. By 1860 housing along the south side of High Street had …
Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of Wells
… 1548, to Michaelmas, 1549. Receipts. For obits 97 l. 18 s. 9 d. Expenses. Paid to the vicars choral 65 l. 10 s. 0 d. Divers sums paid by the governor of the Lady Chapel 1 l. 2 s. 3 d. The king's tenth 7 l. 15 s. 10 d. The king's receiver …
Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of Wells
… the property of the bishopric, at a yearly fee of 6 l. 13 s. 4 d., with 53 s. 4 d. for augmentation of the fee. Confirmed by the … paye unto xxiiij of the poore people of the almshouse 2 s., viz. to each of them j d. before the next chapter day, …
Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of Wells
… to each canon in residence. o. 73. A yearly pension of 40 s. granted to Thomas Willmott of Dinder, "to the end that he … following Sunday. This sentence, however, on the culprit's humble supplication, commuted to a fine of 6 s. 8 d., to be given to the poor. The sacrist resigns his …