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A History of the County of Essex
… onwards, included strips in meadows alongside the river. Some were called 'half-year lands' in the 19th century, … or oats, (2) clover or trefoil, (3) wheat, and (4) fallow with or without turnips. 84 By 1838 a total of 1,934 a., … were wheat (410 a.), oats (330 a.), and barley (302 a.), with turnips (213 a.) and small quantities of veg- etables. …
A History of the County of Essex
… part of the parish is boulder clay, good farming land, with a small pocket of sands and gravels running south-east … across the parish. Minor roads connected the parish with Assington (Suff.) across Worming- ford bridge, with … roads was turnpiked, the Essex turnpike trustees exercised some control over the Colchester-Bures road and allowed …
A History of the County of Essex
… was held c. 1528. 27 Between 1584 and 1634 a leet was held with the court baron at about two-yearly intervals; the … the 17th century courts were held less frequently, mostly with only two jurors, to deal with routine administration. 28 … clothing, fuel, washing, mending, nursing, and burials. Some children were boarded out. Cloth was given to the poor, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… at the S. end of the village. The walls are of rubble with limestone dressings; the roofs are tiled. The whole … stone; on the W. side they have small attached shafts with moulded bases and carved capitals; the abaci are modern. … The farmhouse is an 18th-century building, but contains some early 17th-century Panelling and door-hinges brought …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… about mile W. of the village. It is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, and is repaired with brick; the chancel and nave are coated with cement, and … Aisle and Vestry were added. In the South Porch there is some old timber-work. Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with slates. The Nave was built early in the 12th century, … partly with the old materials. The E. window incorporates some old stones. In the N. wall are two small early …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Surrey, 3 miles (N. N. W.) from Guildford; containing, with the tythings of Burgham, Perry-Hill, West-End, and Wyke, … an ancient structure in the early English style, contains some interesting monuments; the east window is embellished with stained glass, collected and arranged in 1802, at the …
A History of the County of York
… liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of … in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the Roman pattern of the liturgy—the Roman canon of … doubtful how far Scottish Christianity penetrated to York. Some parts of the Celtic forms of worship may have persisted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… pattern is one of many small hamlets and farms, each with a more or less rectangular area of land, the boundaries … stretched up on to the limestone plateau and included some of the principal medieval sources of Purbeck stone and … 1) stands in the village. The walls are of local rubble with ashlar dressings; the roofs are covered with stone …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive … the several dates when they were incorporated in Worthing. Some aspects of the history of Goring after 1929 are also …