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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 6 miles (E. N. E.) from the village or town of … river Etherow here separating the counties of Derby and Chester. It has a station of the Manchester and Sheffield …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by 1825. 26 In 1828 the corporation accounted fully for trust funds in its possession, but by 1839 the chamberlains … had appointed almswomen, contrary to the terms of the trust deed. 43 Under a Scheme of 1968 the almshouses were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 54 The corporation agreed to hold the freehold in trust for the rector, who was to reside rent-free but pay for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were recognized: the earliest Oxfordshire turnpike trust, taking over the London-Oxford road at Stoken-church in … full accounts from 1643 to 1645 reflects the disruption of civic life. 91 In 1646 University College, Oxford, blamed the … in 1635. 19 Sermons and weekly lectures were important civic occasions, and the corporation entertained many …
A History of the County of Oxford
… approval of his nominee and referred confidently to 'the trust I wish you to repose in him'. 78 His agent Thomas …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Kenelm, Clement, and (Sir) John Throckmorton, probably in trust for John, to be held in chief. 16 John Throckmorton … 1771 the capital was invested in the Bridgwater turnpike trust but the income fell from £2 in the 1780s to 5 s. in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and hundred of Nantwich, S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from Nantwich; containing 64 … commuted for 145 payable to the lessee of the Bishop of Chester, and 35. 5. to the vicar. Woolton Priory, in a … and two good inns. It was formerly a stage on the great Chester and London road, and supplied many post-horses; but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Mayo, in 1747, bequeathed to the incumbent and wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, … English style. Richard Montague, afterwards Bishop of Chester and of Norwich, was rector here. Wootton-Fitzpain …