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A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1845 the rector was awarded 118 a. on Curbridge heath, including some 40 a. of old inclosed glebe there. 30 … of a major reorganisation initiated by the new rector, R. E. Meredith, who was also responsible for the establishment … there. 184 The works, under the supervision of G. E. Street, were carried out in 18667 by Alfred Groves of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and partly in that of BurleyArches, rape of Pevensey, E. division of Sussex, 4 miles (S. E.) from Cuckfield; … which 717 acres are arable, 211 pasture, and 89 wood and heath. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the … supposed to have been a lighthouse to guide over the heath to the palace: at Homitage was a religious house. …
A History of the County of Essex
… or their widows. 16 In 1752 c. 3 a. of land at Wivenhoe heath was bought and the yearly rent of £2 10 s. was used to … had been lost by 1836. 32 32nd Rep. Com. Char. p. 651. E.R.O., D/P 277/13/1, 277/25/23. Inf. from the trustees; Char. Com. file. 32nd Rep. Com. Char. p. 651. E.R.O., D/DU 542/10; ibid. D/P 277/13/1, 277/5/4. Char. Com. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the younger, a minor. Lawton later sold the advowson to C. E. Egerton-Green (d. 1904) whose widow Alice Helen … side of the Colne was transferred to St. Barnabas's, Old Heath. 5 The value of the rectory was estimated at 4 marks in … was rebuilt and enlarged in 1859 during the incumbency of E. T. Waters (1846-67). 46 By 1888 there was a third, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Donyland (Col- chester). 27 The lord's common at Wivenhoe heath was overloaded with 100 sheep in 1407. 28 In 14256 … carted it into his barn. Land held included portions of heath. After the Rising of 1381 a total of 72 new grants for … Between 1881 and 1888 the yard was occupied and worked by E. J. Wilkins, and subsequently taken over by Forrestt and …
A History of the County of Essex
… schools were built, respectively, in 1966 and 1971 off Heath Road in the north-west of the parish, 8 the children … and the Church Courts, 66. S.P.C.K. Annual Rep. 1724. E.R.O., D/ACR 364, f. 16; ibid. D/DEt M13. Educ. Enquiry Abstract, p. 296; E.R.O., D/P 30/28/19. E.C.S. 5 Jan. 1844; P.O. Dir. Essex …
A History of the County of Essex
… marshland on the west bank of the Colne, known as Old Heath common or meadow, was isolated when the river was … was added to the south- east corner, and in 1934 when Old Heath meadow was transferred to Colchester bor- ough. 89 By … Essex, ix. 237-9; Youngs, Admin. Units of England, i. 157. E.R.O., D/P 277/8/1; ibid. D/DU 27. B.L. MS. Cott. Aug. I. 1. …
A History of the County of Essex
… parish. 43 In 1624 two con- stables, 2 alefounders, and 2 heath drivers were appointed. 44 Between 1743 and 1786 the … for the use of the poor a cottage lying between Wivenhoe heath and Wivenhoe Cross, which was con- verted to a parish … council. Cal. Chart. R. 1226-57, 292; 1341-1417, 293. E.R.O., D/DHt M88; ibid. T/B 122. Ibid. D/DBm 508. P.R.O., SC …
A History of the County of Essex
… 94 About 1180 Richard Battle held land on Wivenhoe heath, 95 and in 1207 William Battle held land in Wivenhoe … another Nicholas Caesar Corsellis Lawton, until 1899 when E. S. Beard, a Colchester estate agent, bought it and resold … Battle gave the Knights Hospitallers land on Wivenhoe heath. 17 That was probably the lands, formerly Noers, on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… W. division of the county of Gloucester, 5 miles (N. E.) from Chepstow; containing 1022 inhabitants. At the time … are arable, 998 pasture and meadow, 368 salt-marsh, 697 heath and warren, and 162 woodland. The strata afford good … One-fourth of the soil is light, having been formerly heath-land; the remainder is heavy, more suitable for wheat, …