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Survey of London
… help from many quarters in the preparation of this volume, and the names of persons and institutions to whom it tenders its grateful thanks are … P. A. Fox; Mr. Andor Gomme; Miss M. Gooding; Mr. David Green; the Hon. C. J. G. Guest; Mr. N. C. Hall; Mr. H. M. …
A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire
… survey was undertaken as part of the work of the Social and Economic Study of Medieval London, funded by the Social … attached to the Institute of Historical Research, and housed and assisted by the Museum of London. In compiling … Brooke, Martha Carlin, Chris Cooper, Tony Dyson, Judith Green, Jonathan Hunn, Jean Imray, Gillian Keir, Betty …
The Environs of London
… oak. The hedge-rows still abound with that tree. Situation and boundaries. The village of Acton lies in the liberty of Finsbury and Wenlakesbarne: it is situated upon the Uxbridge road, at … Lord Mayor of London in 1753, had a seat at Turnham Green within this parish 24. The church. The church of Acton, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Acton Beauchamp AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN EAST HEREFORDSHIRE ACCREDITED TO … W. angle of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone and the roofs are tiled. The S. doorway is of c. 1200 and was … of the same period. (3). Dawfields, cottage W. of Acton Green and about 1 m. E. of the church, has been partly …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the south-facing slopes below Ragleth Hill across Ape Dale and rising up again to the crest of Wenlock Edge, which makes … of the parish. The parish has always been entirely rural and, despite the proximity of the county's main north-south … c. 1961-2. 49 In the 18th century there was a bowling green to the south, a formal garden to the east, and the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 84 The church was valued at £13 6 s. 8 d. in 1291, 85 and again in 1428. 86 In 1536 and 1549 it was valued at £14, 87 but c. 1570 the rectory and … 45 Part of the cost was met from the sale of Masons green and other waste and from compensation from the G.W.R. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Avenue was built in the 1920s. Pavage was granted in 1358 and 1363 to men from Acton and Uxbridge to repair the highway in their parishes and as … Road, known as Willesden Lane in 1842, to join Norwood or Green Lane at the boundary and lead thence to the Harrow …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over a third of the parish, was granted out before 1086 71 and perhaps before the common fields were formed, since it … in those fields. The holding developed from inclosures and assarts in the northern clay belt and by 1229 was … field called North field had existed east of Friars Place green and north of East Acton in 1588; 96 40 a. there were …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was paid out regularly by the churchwardens until 1816 and thereafter into the National school funds. 32 The rector, … been established in 1808 under the auspices of the rector and supported by subscriptions. 34 In 1815 a special vestry … opening of National schools at East Acton in 1862, Acton Green in 1863, and South Acton, All Saints', in 1868, while …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… settlement is attested by finds of palaeolithic and neolithic Bronze-Age burials at Mill Hill Park, and Iron-Age coins near Bollo Lane. 71 Although the name … north and south of common land known as East Acton green by 1474. 78 Medieval settlement was mainly around the …