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A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of … Forest, part of which still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban … Co., which was in turn transferred to the North Thames gas board in 1949. 119 In 1924 the County of London Electric …
A History of the County of Essex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. During the Middle Ages the abbot of Waltham, as lord of the manor, held courts for Woodford. He took the profits … Government Act (1858) was adopted in 1873 when a local board of 9 members was set up. From 1894 Woodford was …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope … openings, and by closing the west front with a chequer-board effect of window and wall. In 1911 a new parish was … the Union church opened a Sunday school in Churchfields Board school for children of the Woodford Hall estate. This …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of … valued in the king's books at 6. 13. 4., and in the patronage of G. Round, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… N.E.) Secular (1). Homestead Moat, near a stream N.W. of Akeman Street Station. (2). Collett Farm, W. of (1), about 3 miles W.S.W. of Quainton Church, is a house of two storeys and an attic, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.E.) Woodham Ferrers is a parish and village 6 m. S.W. of Maldon. The church, Bicknacre Priory and Edwin's Hall are … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of mixed rubble with dressings …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Woodham Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the … jambs and two-centred arch, and above it is a wooden board let into the wall and inscribed 1563 J.P. In the S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, Eastern division of the … valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in plurality with Albourne, 79 and in 1978 it became part of the united benefice of Henfield with Shermanbury and Woodmancote, the parishes … the Crown except during the Interregnum. 84 Since 1978 the patronage of the new united benefice has belonged to the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ins. aSY 78 NE, bSY 79 SE) The roughly rectangular parish of Woodsford, covering some 1,700 acres, lies on the S. side of the river Frome, 4 m. E. of Dorchester. It slopes gently N. from about 200 ft. above …