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A History of the County of Shropshire
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was paid on 5 hides, … or continued expansion of cultivation, and Wrockwardine's value had risen from £6 13 s. 8 d. T.R.E. to £12 10 s. in … were particularly active inclosers and, according to the men of Wrockwardine in 1650, had inclosed 300 a. in Eyton and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… court, and c. 1285 John le Strange held a court with pleas of bloodshed, the hue and cry, and a gallows. 25 Two courts a … of land; he received a tree from the demesne for each year's service. 31 T. F. Dukes, the Shropshire antiquary, was … of 1,938 were receiving parish relief, including 200 men completely unemployed. As ever, most of the poor lived in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 975 the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of WROCKWARDINE in 1066. Roger of Montgomery, created earl of …
Survey of London
… IRON GATE, TRAFALGAR SQUARE. This gate, which is of good 18th-century wrought-iron work, was placed here by Lady Gilbert Kennedy, the last tenant of St. Margaret's Lodge, which stood at the south end of the Square. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and Southern divisions of Devon; containing 103 inhabitants. Wyke WYKE, a tything, … Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S.) from Bradford; containing 2330 inhabitants. It is about …
A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded in 1086, when it lay divided between the rapes of William de Warenne and William de Braose, taking its name … 1 Three and a quarter of its 8¼ hides were part of Warenne's land, forming two estates both called Benefield (later in … was represented at the eyre in the 13th century by 6 men instead of the usual 12. 20 In the early 14th century the …
A Dictionary of London
… - Wyvenelane Wyremongers Founded 1479 by the union of Chapemakers and Wyredrawers. No one to work on November 25th, the day of St. Clement the Pope (N. and Q. 11th S. IV. 147). Wysswarf See Fish Wharf, near London Bridge. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Wyton 100. WYTON (D.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XVIII S.E.) Wyton is a parish and village on the left bank of the Ouse, 2 m. E. of Huntingdon. The church is the principal monument. …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… X Charter granting rights of trade in Argyll and Lennox (1242-3) X. Charter by King Alexander II. granting to the Bishop of Glasgow and his successors that the bishops burgesses and men of Glasgow should have rights of trade and merchandise in …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII Charter of James VI making Glasgow a Royal Burgh (1611) XCII. Charter … and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of Glasgow, and erecting the same into a Royal Burgh. … and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all good men of his whole land, clerics and laics greeting. Know ye, …