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A History of the County of Oxford
… in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives probably included a desire for rents and tolls as … was attributed to the landlord of the King's Head inn who c. 1760 started a two-wheeled chaise service, soon …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … Woodstock, whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King … dictating 9 o'clock closure with the boast that at his inn (the Bull) there would be piping and dancing 'at 1 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … member, 90 and the rejection by parliament of the freemen's choice when there was a double return in 1640 may not have … of rights during the Interregnum. 92 Certainly freemen's rights were accepted after the Restoration except when the …
A Dictionary of London
… Quay At the south end of Water Lane, east of that lane (S. 44). Earliest mention: "Wolkaye," ".Wolkey," 51 Ed. III. … R. Ed. III. 1341-3, p.64). "Woolwharf" or Customers quay "(S. 44), 1603. First Custom House occupied this site. Now … in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677). "Beaumondis Inn" (q.v.) seems to have occupied the site in former times. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … 17th century and Brookend House, formerly the Woolaston Inn, bears the initials 'IMW 1713' on the gate-posts, which … The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the court met, on some occasions at least, at the Duke's Head Inn. 74 Right of wreck at Aluredston belonged to the lord of … it was placed in Lydney Rural District in 1894. 90 S.C. 6/850/1-6. N.L.W. Badminton MSS. 14824, 14473-9, 1718. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … 1622 but thereafter only one house was licensed. 18 That inn was known as the Phoenix by 1679. 19 but simply as the … Sir John Hody (d. 1441), chief justice of the king's bench. 6 Fifty horsemen, a foot company from the Bridgwater …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Woolhope 95 WOOLHOPE (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXV, S.W., (b)XL, N.E., (c)XL, S.E., (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) … frames with a mullion and transom. b(4). Butchers' Arms Inn, on the S.E. side of the road, 600 yards E. of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … here before the Reformation, and a well called Our Lady's Well is still in repute for its medicinal properties. Wools …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich … St. Lawrence), Woolwich, stands on rising ground on the S. side of the river. The existing building replaced the … and No. 84 have a newel-staircase. b(10) The Greyhound Inn (Plate 1), adjoining (9) on the E., was re-built c. 1720, …