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A History of the County of Oxford
… James Gray (d. 1791) served as manorial steward for the duke of Marlborough and as clerk to the Blanket Company from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney's hamlets and the villages around Woodstock (the duke of Marlborough's seven 'demesne towns') were exempt, 71 and in 1758 the duke, as lessee of Witney manor, declared the market … later the urban district council rented the tolls from the duke of Marlborough and took over regulation, though the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1810, was renovated the following year largely at the duke of Marlborough's expense, 210 and was restored by public … hall was rebuilt in 17856, in part using stone from the duke of Marlborough's quarries at Black Bourton: possibly the duke defrayed all or part of the cost. 226 The ground floor …
A History of the County of Oxford
… with whom he sold it in 1751 to Charles Spencer (d. 1758), duke of Marlborough. 18 In 1759 the lady of the manor was the duke's widow Elizabeth, guardian of their son and heir … in trust for the then marquis of Blandford, who became 6th duke in 1840. 19 In 1833 the bishop of Winchester granted to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… besides holding numerous other preferments. 94 Richard Duke (170811), poet and wit 'turned parson', was a pluralist … cup whose cover has since been lost, 218 and in 1753 the duke of Marlborough gave a large silver-gilt flagon made in … 18489, on land given by the bishop of Winchester and the duke of Marlborough; the cost was met chiefly from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an oblong edifice in the Tudor style, erected by the late Duke of Bedford in 1830, from designs by Mr. Blore. The sides … its immediate vicinity, which were planted by John, fourth Duke of Bedford, and occupy 200 acres in extent. Near the … water in case of fire, erected at the expense of the late duke. The living is a donative curacy; net income, 251; …
A History of the County of Essex
… Treas. Bks. 1671, iii (2), p. 1128. Household Books of the Duke of Norfolk and Thomas Earl of Surrey, 148190, ed. J. …
Survey of London
… Woburn Walk and Duke's Road LXXIIIWOBURN WALK AND DUKE'S ROAD (formerly Woburn Buildings) From the east side of … known as Woburn Buildings, but the northern is shown as Duke's Row on Cary's Map (1818) and has since been named …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the king's books at 13. 11. 5., and in the gift of the Duke of Beaufort: the tithes have been commuted for 327. 12.; … Wulfruna, sister of Ethelred II., and widow of Aldhelm, Duke of Northampton, founded a college here for a dean and … by his sons, Charles, Prince of Wales, and James, Duke of York, visited Wolverhampton, where he was received …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… succeeded him, and Cassandra, who was married to James, Duke of Chandois. Sir Francis died unmarried in the 20th year …