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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (W.) from Wells; containing, with the tything of Yarley, and part of Wookey-Hole, 1187 inhabitants. The living is a … 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, and the vicarial for 299. 5.; the glebe comprises 5 acres. At … for 404. 16., and the impropriate for 54; there are 56 acres of glebe. The church, built in 1765, on the site of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 that Tintern should receive all parish dues from Woolaston, Aluredston, and Alvington except tithes of the demesne of Alvington, and … was in need of repair in 1560 and lacked glazing in 1572. 56 The church was in tolerable condition in 1825 when it …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest … two holdings by the building of a dwelling at Sheepcot. 56 The area of both farms was enlarged in the 1860s by … of the Horse Pill fishery since 1926 have been E. J. Harris and his son Mr. J. Harris of Luggs Cross. 7 One …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … in the parish, and with some fluctuations to 786 in 1961. 56 The principal road through Woolaston runs from Gloucester … Dean (1967), 21, 59. Ibid. 25, 28; C. S. Garrett and F. H. Harris, 'Chesters Roman Villa', Arch. Cambrensis. xciii. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the … grounds that it had formerly been held by Ralph de Limesi, 56 whose estates were acquired by William of Eu c. 1075. 57 … sold to John Barrow, who devised it before 1793 to Walter Harris of Walford (Herefs.). Walter died before 1802 when …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Gwillim (d. 1724), variously described between 1664 and 1714 as a labourer, gentleman, and esquire, who had an … when 32 names were given, including several members of the Harris and Thomas families. 79 The Harris family lived at Brockweir 80 and having property in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern boundaries were marked by watercourses including … school. 24 Both schools remained open in 1833 with 64 and 56 pupils respectively. 25 A married couple kept a day school …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.E., (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … and Thomas Stallard, 1727, head-stone; (2) to Elizabeth Harris, 1701, head-stone. S. of S. aisle(3) to Jane, wife …
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 a. … is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of brick-earth, and the white bricks made here are in great estimation. One … in England is held at Woolpit on September 16th, and a large fair for bullocks on the 18th and 19th. The …
The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on … the Royal Artillery, 1766; Simeon Hill, Esq. 1769; Joseph Harris, Esq. master shipwright at Chatham, 1773; Sarah, wife … this warren is a foundery for brass canon; a laboratory 56 for making fireworks for the use of the Army and Navy; and …