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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a discharged vicarage, united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in … sanguinary battle fought between Egbert, king of the West Saxons, and Beorwolf, the Mercian king, in which the latter … A battle occurred here in 871, between King Alfred and the Danes, when the latter, though ultimately successful, were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… where, it has been said, the royal archives were kept and from whence royal charters were issued. Thus the … 9th century witnessed a concerted series of attacks by the Danes in a determined attempt to conquer the surviving … carried them well within the outer line of defence, the Danes sought to penetrate deeply into the south and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in Wilton probably dates … 1 The right to hold markets weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was granted to the borough at least as early as …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Schools and charities SCHOOLS The Free School was founded with a bequest of 600 to the rector and churchwardens as trustees from Walter Dyer, of Chancery … his will dated 1706. A schoolmaster, chosen by the rector and churchwardens and approved by the Bishop of Salisbury, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Seals, insignia and borough officers THE SEALS, INSIGNIA, AND OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH Nothing is known of any seal used … of the 14th century that references to a common seal and to a mayoral seal have survived. A deed of 1309 refers to …
The Environs of London
… name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. … Saxon language signifies a hill. Situation, boundaries, and extent. Wimbledon lies in the western division of Brixton … was the site of a battle between Ceaulin King of the West Saxons, and Ethelbert King of Kent, in which the latter was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Minster covers 653 acres on the N. bank of the R. Stour and on both banks of the R. Allen which joins the Stour in … almost entirely of flat river terraces between 60 ft. and 70 ft. above O.D., except in the N.E. where the land rises across London Clay and Bagshot Beds to over 200 ft. Before 1894 the parish of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the S.E., north-westwards to Cranborne Chase. The central and northern parts of the area, on Chalk, are drained by the headwaters of the R. Allen and the R. Crane which flow through broad, open valleys between 400 ft. and 180 ft. above O.D.; the S.E. part, a well-wooded …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wincanton - Windy Nook Wincanton (St. Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a … of many sanguinary conflicts between the Britons and the Saxons, and subsequently of numerous encounters between the latter and the Danes, who made frequent irruptions into this part of the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… embodied in a Saxon rampart N. of the town (SP 024284), 3 and fragments of black urns 'of ancient British date' were … a nearby location N. of the church. 4 Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley (1877), p. 15 and plate opposite. Archaeol. Review, 4 (1969), 42. MPBW …