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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Mary) CANNINGTON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Bridgwater, hundred of Cannington, W. division of Somerset, 3 miles (N. W. by W.) from Bridgwater; containing 1349 inhabitants. This place is of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… river Parrett, the village itself 5 km. north-west from Bridgwater. The name, which is also borne by the hundred, … Hill, through Knap to Cannington Hill. 15 The route from Bridgwater through the village to Watchet was turnpiked by the Bridgwater trust in 1759 16 and improved in 1822, notably by …
A History of the County of Somerset
… dominated the area and there was some commerce through Bridgwater's out-port at Combwich. Cloth was produced until …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Cannington in alternate years, half the income going to Bridgwater corporation to apprentice a Bridgwater boy, and many boys were apprenticed to shoemakers. 68 The capital was invested in the Bridgwater market house from 1787 until 1851. 69 In 1898 the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to Ireland and elsewhere. 91 It was part of the port of Bridgwater. In 1543 Combwich had 13 mariners, 92 and by 1601 … was stored and weighed there before being transshipped to Bridgwater. 95 Irish boats were at Combwich in 1543 96 and a … between 1579 and 1647. 24 In 1775 the miller sold meal in Bridgwater and was said to have 'grown from a beggar to a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Dir Som. (1875); Kelly's Dir. Som. (1889); Whitby, Dir. Bridgwater (1897); S.R.O., D/P/can 18/7/1. S.R.O., D/P/crow …
A History of the County of Somerset
… In the early 20th century Cannington House was let to the Bridgwater guardians to house children. 52 By 1866 Cannington … Wembdon drainage district. 53 Cannington formed part of Bridgwater poor-law union in 1836, Bridgwater rural district in 1894, and Sedgemoor district in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… services were held in the village hall by a priest from Bridgwater. S.R.O., D/D/Ca 175. Cath. Rel. in Som. (1826); G. …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… instal. s.d. (DCM/C/A/3 ff. 52v53). Became 9th earl of Bridgwater 1823. D. by 13 Feb. 1829 ( The Times, 17 Feb. p. 3 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish is situated on the road between Minehead and Bridgwater, and comprises 5199 acres, of which 599 are common …