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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 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 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 …
A History of the County of Essex
… side of the Colne was transferred to St. Barnabas's, Old Heath. 5 The value of the rectory was estimated at 4 marks in …
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 … the common salt marshes at Broadmarsh, also known as Old Heath common. 41 In the 1630s the manors of Wivenhoe 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 …
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 … The Entry to a crossing on the river Colne leading to Old Heath called Butchers bridge, where the river was only 6 yd. …
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 …
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 … Battle gave the Knights Hospitallers land on Wivenhoe heath. 17 That was probably the lands, formerly Noers, on Wivenhoe heath, recorded in 1413, and called Newars farm in 1572. 18 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 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, …