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A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area … 1801, was also in 1835 incumbent of two parishes in Kent. 17 In 1840 and 1843 communion was celebrated four times …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Blackheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 8 miles (E. by S.) from London; containing 25,875 … as the basin deepens; it is filled by the river tide, or by a steam-engine situated a few hundred yards from the … its capture; the wheels are solid, with a face of Apollo, or the sun, forming the nave, and the beams of the sun the …
The Environs of London
… is) for the use of the poor 4. Manor. Manor of Woolwich, or Southall in Woolwich. The whole of this parish has been … this is to be considered as the estate here described, or as that manerial right which now attaches to the manor of … the water, (but within this parish, and in the county of Kent,) consisting of about 100 acres, formerly belonged to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, the proceeds to be distributed yearly at … of Kinghamford, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 9 miles (S. E. by S.) from Canterbury; containing 157 … and comprises 3119 acres, of which 1436 are common or waste. At the base of Dunkery, which is 1668 feet above …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Warwickshire. Osric, either repairing the Roman fortress, or erecting another in this city, which by the Saxons was … to preside over the ecclesiastical affairs of Huiccia or Wiccia. From the death of Osric nothing is recorded, … hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Sittingbourne; containing 218 …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… three car. The land being then sufficient for eight plows or eight car. 1 There afterwards Roger de Busli (whose see … one car. The land two car. There afterwards Roger the man (or tenant) of Roger de Busli had one car. and four sochm. on … was Elizabeth, daughter and heir of sir Richard Walden of Kent, by whom he had a daughter Anne, the heir of her mother, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… p., of which about 300 acres are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes through it. The … 8337 inhabitants. One of the earliest crusaders, Elias or Elizeus, founder of the family of Worsley, is said to have … of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, Eastern division of Kent, l mile (S.) from Sandwich; containing 452 inhabitants, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… land, later known as the salt green, 60 the salt grass, 61 or Worthing common, gradually came into being south of the … around the Steyne, including the Steyne itself. 11 By 1812 or 1813, however, the bubble of the town's first boom had … Parry, Suss. Coast, 353. Mackcoull's Worthing (1811), 67; Kent's Dir. (1811), 111. Snewin & Smail, Glimpses, 114; …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of their son Harry, for Anglican married couples, widows, or spinsters resident in Broadwater parish. Six houses were … were founded in 1859 by Alfred Burges of Blackheath (Kent), who gave £650 to build houses for four women, … of the town. In 1973-4 £3 was spent on vouchers for coal or clothes. Maria Steele of Worthing by will proved 1892 gave …