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A History of the County of Essex
… by 1254 when Simon Battle was the patron. The advowson of the rectory descended with the lordship of Wivenhoe manor, the lords presenting regularly, except in … when he resigned in 1479 he was appointed head of the Ipswich grammar school. 22 In 1414 Robert Newport and others …
A History of the County of Essex
… estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might suggest … insignificant. In 1327 its assessment for subsidy was one of the lowest of the parishes in Lexden hundred; the lord of … D/DEt M10, M12; D/DBm M508. Brown, Essex at Work, 57, 125; Ipswich Jnl. 14 Mar. 1772; Essex Map, (1777). E.R.O., D/P …
A History of the County of Essex
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT From 1246 the lords of Wivenhoe manor were entitled to free warren in their … 39 In the 14th and 15th centuries courts with view of frankpledge were held at least once a year, with usually … of Env., Buildings List, Wivenhoe. E.R.O., D/P 277/11/1. Ipswich Jnl. 2 Mar., 16 Nov. 1765. E.R.O., D/P 277/11/1. …
A History of the County of Essex
… at Wivenhoe, which prob- ably met in the houses of John Tylor and William Giles, licensed for Presbyterian … 150 children. 73 Charles Riggs, pastor 1831-4, was once horse- whipped on his way from his home in Colchester to the … proved 1965. 82 There were 46 members in 1998. 83 The Ipswich Primitive Methodist circuit included Wivenhoe in its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estate at Cutteslowe was administered independently of Wolvercote from the Middle Ages; its economic organization … below. There is no early evidence for the open fields of Wolvercote, which seem to have been completely reorganized … later 14th century, when Godstow abbey consolidated much of its demesne land in Wolvercote and St. Giles's parish into …
A History of the County of Oxford
… WOLVERCOTE, an ancient parish lying on the north-west of the city and liberty of Oxford, c. 2 ½ miles north of the … of the Trout. In most years between 1680 and 1880 horse races were held on Port Meadow; in the earlier 19th … in the parish. 28 Wolvercote was the scene of an early flying accident in 1912 when two officers of the Royal Flying …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woodbury Wombleton WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles … of Loes, E. division of Suffolk, 7 miles (E. N. E.) from Ipswich, and 76 (N. E. by E.) from London; containing 4954 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Watling Street to Wombridge priory, perhaps on the line of the later Hadley Road. Priorslee probably grew up beside … turn was replaced by a new road to the south-west as part of the Holyhead road improvements. The first part of the new … the canal was flour to the mill at Wrockwardine Wood. 80 A horse-drawn railway was built in 1747 on the Charltons' …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were said to be 38 a. of wood in Wombridge, worth 10 s. an acre. 8 Among the … was robbed near Oakengates of six 'sharys' and 200 horse nails, worth 12 s.; 48 it seems probable that he had … were extended into Wombridge in 1873. 78 The Capewell Horse Nail Co. Ltd. had a works at Trench Pool c. 1909- c. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the alehouse was an integral and ever present part of the community. There was an alehouse at Ketley Bank in … in Oakengates. 52 In the earlier 19th century the number of public houses grew as the town expanded, and in 1846 the … traditionally return for the wakes, some with dowries. 57 Horse and donkey races and athletic competitions were held …