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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … fine clay, which is extensively used for earthenware and fire-bricks. Petty-sessions are held once a fortnight at the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… The village lies on the N. side of Willow Brook and consists of a single street with a back lane on the N. … 1673 the village appears to have been socially depressed, for it had a high proportion of families rated at one hearth … recently modernized. A small blocked window resembling a fire window suggests a former central chimney stack. (27) One …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 420 hectares lying across Willow Brook, between 80 ft. and 210 ft. above OD. Most of it is on bands of clays, … along the valley of the brook. Prehistoric and Roman For crop-marks in the parish, see Fotheringhay (2125) and … remains (TL 037941), formerly part of Woodnewton village, at its S.E. end, E. of the road to Southwick. The site …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation … listed them annually with its other rents. Rentals survive for 1598, 1602, 1609-18, 1652, 1654, 1684, and for most years … there are ornate medallioned cornices, late 18th-century fire-places, and a large Venetian bay window. The ground …
A History of the County of Oxford
… marking out of a site, probably confined on the north and east by the road, later Oxford Street, to the Old … until the 15th century. 93 The original town was smaller, for there was growth in the 13th century and early 14th. In … used later for a home for the aged, Spencer Court, and a fire station, police station, library, and car park. Houses …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he … land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … by August there was only a troop of the queen's horse; the garrison was reinforced late in 1643, but most of the troops …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the … 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal … by 1580, all new freemen provided a leather bucket for fire fighting, or an equivalent fee, rising from 2 s. 6 d. in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (W.) from Wells; containing, with the tything of Yarley, and part of Wookey-Hole, 1187 inhabitants. The living is a … books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, and the vicarial for 299. 5.; the glebe comprises 5 … of the event. A great part of the town was destroyed by fire in 1722, since which period it has not made any …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern … of two holding ponds built like the river to provide water for the Royal Ordnance Factory in Puriton parish. 10 The … removed. 8 In 1936 the nave roof was rebuilt after a fire and a turret flèche added. 9 An amenity block was added …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 miles from north … of Radford, at its northern end, was annexed to Linch for ecclesiastical purposes in 1886. 1 The main village lies … the only ancient detail that survives is a Tudor stone fire-place on the first floor which has a moulded …