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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… large, and was reduced to a single house by the Abbots of Crowland in the late 15th century when they created sheep … a two-storey, three-room house, apparently of 17th or 18th-century origin, extensively modernized in c. 1900. … in the early 19th-century. Inside, axial beams have ogee or bar stops. Reset in the front wall of Vine Cottage are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the eastern two-thirds of the parish lies on Boulder Clay or Oxford Clay, but nearer the river there are outcrops of … other for two hides, and both were held by the Abbey of Crowland. The recorded population was then four and nine … Tithe Map of Elmington, 1838; F. M. Page, The Estates of Crowland Abbey (1934) passim). (6) Cultivation remains. The …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… Importance of the Isle of Ely, and Town and Garrison of Croyland, as well with regard to the Security and … the Committee of both Kingdoms, Sir Thomas Fairefax, or the Committee hereafter named shall order and direct: And … the Members of both Houses of Parliament that serve for, or live within, the Association; shall be a committee of the …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… ff. 211v-213). Trans. to Worcester 1544. Henry Holbeche or Rands 1 1544-1547. Congé d' élire and letters missive … 28 June 1608 ( Cal. S.P. Dom. 1603-10 pp. 442, 443) or 29 June (P.R.O., C 66/1764). El. 2 July (Lamb., Reg. … and took this name on becoming a Benedictine monk at Crowland abbey. His son used the surname Rands (Brit. Mus., …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… chap., Bucks.) ( Survey of Cath. II 62-3). Henry Holbeche or Rands 1 D.D. 1547-1551. Congé d' élire 1 Aug. 1547 (Lamb., … as bp., 24 Oct. 1584 (Dj/2/1/1). El. 5 Nov. (A/3/7 f. 97v) or 20 Nov. (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I f. 20v). Royal assent 22 … and took this name on becoming a Benedictine monk at Crowland abbey. Unlike most ex-monks, he continued to be …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The poor law union of Great Boughton comprises 99 parishes or places, of which 96 are in Cheshire, and 3 in the county … called the Bourn-Eau; bourn being the Saxon term for brook or torrent. Though little of its early history is known, the … with a few of his own vassals and a detachment from Croyland Abbey, after an obstinate engagement, defeated a …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… century Great Easton was known as Easton by Rockingham or Easton upon Welland to distinguish it from Easton by Stamford or Easton on the Hill (Northants.). The hill which rises … Fens between the Abbot of Peterborough and the Abbot of Croyland, the latter agreed to procure for the former a …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… furniture maker as most of the payments are for the supply or repair of furniture, a large percentage being for tables, … of 6 9s from R. Callowey. [Lloyds Bank archives] Calow (or Callow), John, Southwark, London, manufacturer of japan … and free by servitude, 6 October 1763. [Freemen reg.] Cropland, Richard, Scotland St, Sheffield, Yorks., cm (1817). …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This ancient town was the Grantan-brycge, Grantabricge, or Grante-brige, of the Saxon Chronicle, signifying "the … on the 22nd of June, and commonly called Midsummer or Pot fair, is proclaimed by the heads of the university, … education was first introduced in 1109, when, the abbot of Crowland having sent some monks, well versed in philosophy …