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A History of the County of Middlesex
… Acton Communications COMMUNICATIONS. Acton town lay on the high road from London to Oxford, which was not … Bollo brook to Acton common and existed by 1394. 20 The main route northward from Acton town, starting by the church, … as lord, was liable for its upkeep. 36 There were bridges on the road later called Acton Lane where it crossed Stamford …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… woodland, and at least two farms situated away from the main settlements. 72 One farm, leased by the chapter of St. … great wood. In 1545 no great trees, only underwood, grew on the dean's lands. 75 St. Bartholomew's leased its land to … also leased. 77 In 1543 there were some 60 oaks and elms on the estate, partly mature timber and partly cropped for …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of the National schools, whose threatened closure, on grounds of expense, would have lost 1,400 out of 1,800 … the council stopped negotiations for another new school on complaints of extravagance in building. 52 An intermediate … schools. 63 Basic historical information and numbers on the roll for existing schools have been supplied by head …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of the woodland had been cleared by the 17th century, even on the extensive Old Oak common. 74 Some landholders were … and houses were recorded from the late 13th century. The main settlement, Church Acton or Acton town, lay slightly … In the extreme south part of the parish a few farmhouses on the northern side of Acton common or Acton Green were …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1 parish lies c. 8 km. west of Hyde Park Corner, 2 bounded on the north by Willesden and West Twyford, on the east by Hammersmith, on the south by Chiswick, and on … of the parish to 6 m. in the south-east, drained by two main streams. 7 Bollo brook rises near Fordhook and flows …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… for the vill of Acton by 1383 14 and were taken at Fulham on the Sunday after Hocktide or another day generally in … the views for Ealing and Acton were taken together. The main business, apart from paying the common fine and … 1800 to keep order in church, remove paupers, and report on new residents likely to become chargeable, for which he …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 43 In 1817 Calvinists registered their newly built chapel on Acton hill, besides a shed adjoining the house of John … by the Salvation Army, Society of Friends, and Unitarians. On one Sunday in 1903 Baptists had the most attendances with … 1903: 198 a.m.; 177 p.m. Replaced 1907 by church built on site of the Oaks, whose grounds bounded existing chapel, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… House, by Thomas Thorney, who in 1612 left a rent charge on the adjacent Conduit close for its upkeep. 73 In 1755 a … 80 two deep wells were found under Derwentwater House on its demolition. 81 Edward Tuffin dug a well in front of … was also a pump at the upper end of Acton town, by the main highway. 82 A parish well in 1832 was rendered unusable …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… King sitting at the end of the table, and the Ministers on furmes round about him, made an harang containing two … David Lindsay, Nicholl Dalgleisch, James Balfour, to be on leits for choosing a Moderatour, and the said Mr David … to conferre, reason, and advyse with the said brether on matters mutuallie to be proponed, and them, or any two [or …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… heartlie intreate it, that ane tyme might be condiscendit on be ȝour Wisdoms, within the quhilk, as it sall please ȝou … the Apostles precept be considderit, Lay hands fuddainlie on no man: And according to it, that for closing of the doore … together will hardly gett remeeded: and as love is the main point in all religion, so the tokens of a general …