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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… great tithes have been commuted for 125, and the incumbent's for 63. 10. The church, a neat edifice in the later English … many costly tombs of the Cornwallis family. Brome, or Broom, South BROME, or BROOM, SOUTH, a chapelry, in the parish of Bishop's-Cannings, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at 4. 15. 7., and in the gift of the Marquess of … is supposed to have derived its name from the quantity of broom with which the neighbourhood abounds, was in the eighth … The name appears to have been derived from Brom, broom, and Ley, a field, indicating that a great quantity of …
The Environs of London
… Saxon words Brom-leag, signifying a field or heath where broom grows; the great quantity of that plant on all the … privileges 3. His son Etheldred, not regarding his father's grant, seized this land, and in 987 gave it to his minister … which his predecessors had enjoyed under King Ethelbert's grant. After the Conquest, Odo, Bishop of Baieux, seized …
The Environs of London
… Bromley St Leonard's BROMLEY ST. LEONARD'S. Etymology. This place, in ancient records, is called … supposes the name to be derived from brom, broom, and leag or lege, a field, or perhaps from the river …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land, comprising the 30 acres mentioned in Dugdale's Warwickshire as the Park, is the property of Thos. Hutton, … Bromich, Bromwhiche, and Bromwidge. It is derived from the broom supposed to have once grown plentifully in the … tower built of wood said to be the produce of the marsh. Broom BROOM, a hamlet, in the parish of Southill, union of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… farm sites, including Hatcombe, Willoughbys, and Denman's Well were abandoned. Returns for 1982 covering about half … manuring and tillage and later some small-scale felling. Broom was also sold. 16 Woodland near Binfords was coppiced … ownership in the 18th, although it was known as Cox's mill after a former owner. 36 Before 1838 it became part of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lathe of Shepway, E. division of Kent, 3 miles (E. by S.) from Rye; containing 123 inhabitants. This place, which … New Ridley, a small village surrounded by several farms. Broom-Park BROOM-PARK, a township, in the parish of Edlingham, union of …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1500-1714 Bruges-Bythner Bruges-Bythner Bruges, Henry s. Robert, of Winchester, pleb. St. Mary Hall, matric. 3 … at Thame 6 May, 1727, brother of the next. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. Bruges, John s. Robert, of … Bignor, Sussex, 1585. [ 5] Burrell, William s. Thomas, of Broom Park, Northumberland, gent. Merton Coll., matric. 9 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… PIPE by 1135, the tenant having been enfeoffed with knight's fee by the bishop of Coventry. 1 It was also known as Great … at 1 hide c. 1255, Pipe remained a member of the bishop's manor of Longdon, which in 1546 passed to the Paget family … up on part of the waste of Longdon manor. 4 The bishop's tenant in 1167, and apparently in 1135, was Henry of Pipe, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… held on the Thursday after the third Tuesday in July (O. S.), and another on the Monday before the second Tuesday in October (O. S.), chiefly for the sale of blackcattle bred here. The … in many parts; and dells and ravines, formerly the beds of broom, furze, and heath, have been planted with larch, or …