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The Church in London, 1375-1392
… by his proctor John Brocman, rector of Bocking (Bockyng), in the immediate jurisdiction of the archbishop of … Old Jewry with the annexed chapel of St Stephen Coleman Street, London diocese. Wickham 28 January 1379. [L.A.O. Reg. … city and archdeaconry of London the rectors of St Bride Fleet and St Dunstan in the West Fleet Street; and as …
The Environs of London
… from the quantity of oak timber which it produced; Ac, in the Saxon language, signifying an oak. The hedge-rows … tree. Situation and boundaries. The village of Acton lies in the liberty of Finsbury and Wenlakesbarne: it is situated … and tore up the communion rails, which they burnt in the street 46. Col. Urry took up his quarters at the parsonage …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… Ancient and historical monuments in Middlesex Acton AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX ACCREDITED TO A DATE BEFORE 1714 … (1) Parish Church of St. Mary, on the N. side of the High Street was entirely re-built in 1865, the tower being added …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the whole parish until 1872. 83 The benefice was a rectory in the gift of the bishop of London. 84 The church was valued at £13 6 s. 8 d. in 1291, 85 and again in 1428. 86 In 1536 and 1549 it was … St. Mary's mission house at no. 12 Priory Terrace, High Street, from the early 1880s, and a room and working men's …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… which was not superseded until Western Avenue was built in the 1920s. Pavage was granted in 1358 and 1363 to men from … Road and by a path which ran from the common to High Street just south of the church and partly survived in 1980. … General Omnibus Co. took over the Bayswater horse bus fleet, which plied between the Victoria in Acton Bottom and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… estate was distinct from that of Acton manor elsewhere in the parish. The estate, covering over a third of the … the common fields were formed, since it had no holdings in those fields. The holding developed from inclosures and … Com. Dir. (1832-4). Ealing, Acton Dir. (1873-4). Rowland, Street Names, 35. Census, 1801, 1831. Pigot, Com. Dir. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Acton Education EDUCATION. Acton had two schoolmasters in 1628. 31 In 1637 Viscountess Conway bequeathed a rent charge for … Green C.E. I. Opened 1863 as Nat. sch. in ho. in Middle Street, later Gladstone Rd., and financed by sch. pence and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… it was first recorded as that of a witness, Viel of Acton, in 1181. 72 In the Middle Ages the northern half of the parish was … Mill Hill Terrace had been built by 1859 south of High Street, 99 the common fields were inclosed in 1859, 1 and the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Manorial government. In 1294 the bishop of London successfully claimed view of … and of ale, fugitives, goods, and amercements of tenants in Acton, as part of his manor of Fulham. 13 Views of … before 3 p.m. and in 1862 it was finally agreed to adopt street lighting. 58 In 1865 the Local Government Act, 1858, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… acquired between 704 and 709. 36 Acton was not described in Domesday and did not have a separate court until the 16th … courts from 1651 to 1653. 38 The bishop had no demesne in Acton, or so little that it was accounted for under Fulham … 141 a. in 1842, but Friars Place then belonged to Thomas Street. 45 In 1850 the house was described as a beautiful …