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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Helmsley to Kirkby-Moorside. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. John Stockton, in 1839, left 10 per annum for … by several tramways communicating with the extensive coal and iron mines at Ketley and in the neighbourhood, which … partly to the poor rate and partly to the distribution of coal. Womenswould (St. Margaret) WOMENSWOULD ( St. Margaret), …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… unrealistically low: a cottage rented from the estate for £2 was sublet for £6 10 s., and five cottages with a … 1882 and 1902, when the mill pond was filled in. 21 Coal and ironstone. In 1535-6 there were two mines on the … priory demesne, worth £5 a year. 22 It is likely that both coal and ironstone, found in alternate bands, were raised. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… earlier 16th century the priory was exploiting the local coal and ironstone reserves. 94 Early lay settlement in the … most buildings were erected by local tradesmen: in 1854, for instance, a block including the Charlton Arms was erected … Cal. Chart. R. 1300-26, 404-5. Below, Econ. Hist. (Coal and Ironstone; Iron and Steel). T.S.A.S. xi. 325, 329, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 298. Nonconformity, p. 301. Education, p. 302. Charities for the Poor, p. 306. Wombridge parish developed out of the … of boulder clay and sand and gravel overlying the Middle Coal Measures. The coal measures outcrop either side of the band: to the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… A century before Lysons the graveyard was 'famous for its tesseraick work' (Gibson, Camden's Britannia (1695), … is limited, but exploratory excavations conducted for the Department of the Environment by Mr. Giles Clarke in … at q, on the S. of court B, were of a furnace where coal had been burned. Of the outermost court, not necessarily …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woodchester Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. In 1729 Richard Cambridge gave £20, the … a choir and organ fund; any residue was to be used for a coal and blanket charity. In 1972 the small income accruing …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at harvest time. 12 Customary tenements were held by copy for three lives but tenancies at will were also recorded in … animals. 17 The most likely use of common of pasture was for sheep; a shepherd was recorded at Woodchester in 1327 18 … included printing, represented by two firms in 1927, 31 coal-dealing, recorded from 1879, 32 and wood-turning and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… almost immediately and continued into the 1990s, when, not for the first time, a further boundary extension was being … since in 1086 the western manor, Ditton Camoys, had land for 16 ploughteams but only 5 at work. 28 The c. 650 a. of … Granby Street. Development next to the railway included coal yards at the northern angle and a large malthouse at the …
A History of the County of Essex
… school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … charities was 116, most of which was spent on gifts of coal, food, and clothing. Robert Rampston (d. 1585) left … in trust to maintain a tomb in the church, and to provide coal for the poor, 10 s. being given to the parish clerk for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … the Bishop of Lincoln. The tithes were commuted for land in 1767. The church is a modern structure, with an … 2658 a. 1 r. 27 p., of which the soil is generally poor. Coal is obtained in the neighbourhood, and a basaltic dyke …