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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 64 SE) The small parish occupies about 790 hectares on the S. side of the R. Tove. Its W. and E. boundaries are defined … the remains of a farmstead which still stood in 1823 (map in NRO). A more regular pattern of closes further S.W., around Abthorpe Manor ('b' on plan), probably indicates …
St Martin-in-the-Fields
… Chardge them selves w t y e Receipte of ix li xix s v d by them receyvid of John Erpe and Cornelius Godfry late … entery into their Office of Churchwardenship ix li xix s v d Item Receyvid by gatheringe fo r y e Clarke & Sextons … ( R.) First mention in these accounts. According to a map made in 27 Eliz. this stretched westward as far as St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and by Mr. G. Waller and the other staff of that Library's Manuscripts and Map Rooms; by Mr. J. M. P. Farrar, the former Archivist, and … also Head of Heritage, and by Dr. P. C. Saunders, Mrs. L. S. Akeroyd, Miss S. Neville, and other staff of the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… entirely rural and, despite the proximity of the county's main north-south route through the Stretton gap, fairly … Quinny or Marsh brook marks the central part of the parish's north-western boundary where the land falls steeply down … Deeds 1647. S.R.O. 3925, box 12, ct. r. 11 Oct. 1695. O.S. Map 1", index to tithe survey, sheet LXI. SW. [ c. 1851]. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… hill, which as late as 1899 was a major obstacle: the R.S.P.C.A. and others provided a trace horse to help loads free … Avenue later joined Uxbridge Road by the former King's Arms. A highway leading south from the top of Acton hill to … on Acton hill by W. T. Poore. Robbins, Mdx. 71. J. Rocque, Map of Lond., Westm. and Environs (1746), sheet 14. Guildhall …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 72 One farm, leased by the chapter of St. Paul's to successive deans, c. 1230 had 4 oxen, 4 horses, and 100 … was poor and rarely cultivated; meadow was valued at 1 s. an acre in 1327, 1 s. 6 d. in 1373, pasture at 3 d. in … II/Hil. 9. Bowack, Antiquities, 49, 59. Milne, Land Use Map of Mdx. (1800); Lysons, Environs, ii. 1. Para. based on …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over more than a hundred years. By the 17th century Acton's proximity to London had made it a summer retreat for … the village from the mid 17th century. In 1664 the town's 50 chargeable houses included all those in the parish with … (Ealing L.B. Technical Svces. Group, 1975), 1011 and map, 1315; V.C.H. Mdx. i. 1819, 35, 43, 45, 64; P. Jolliffe, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… to Acton Green, passing into Chiswick. Stamford brook's western branch, apparently rising near Acton Farm west of … to later events are dated. Following 4 paras. based on O.S. Maps 6", Mdx. XVI. NW., SW. (1874 and later edns.). M. S. … 270 (1921 edn.). Para. based also on T. Milne, Land Use Map of Lond. (1800). …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… just west of the Steyne, it was known in 1802 as Trafford's well. 84 In 1831 Acton was said to be plentifully supplied 85 but in 1848 the vestry's sanitary committee reported a general want of pure water. … 2 Nov. 1908. Acton libr., artesian wells, copy of sketch map from Water Resources Bd. [1971]; Acton M.B. Rep. of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… There were inns from an early date, due to Acton's position on the Oxford road. The Tabard on the Hope was … 'water poet', in 1636 95 and the vestry met at the King's Head in 1674. 96 Thirteen alehouse keepers were licensed in … Estate MS. B.III.1, no. 8, survey (probably 1682). Morden, Map of Mdx. (1695 edn.). Gent. Mag. lxxxiii (2), 556; B. …