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A History of the County of Berkshire
… for 5 hides, now for 4 hides, and the castle of Windsor is on the (other) half hide.' 1 The castle was thus a new work, … which rises almost abruptly from the south bank of the Thames opposite Eton to a height of 100 ft. The site is protected by easily defended slopes on the east and south, and has another slope towards the west …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… castle formed part of Clewer and was probably forest. On the eve of the Norman Conquest Edward the Confessor had … were residing in the new castle, not in the old palace, on the occasions when their presence at Windsor is mentioned. … and the Duke of Buckingham swam every evening in the Thames near Eton, but 'so attended with choice company and a …
A Dictionary of London
… Wingoose Alley - Wolkaye Wingoose Alley South out of Thames Street, north of the Steel Yard (Rocque, 1746). Other … in Bread Street Ward (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). Date on rain-water pipes 1726, probably date of erection. The site … Wharf South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 41, on the east side of Broken Wharf (Lockie, 1810 and 1816). Not …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from Northwich; containing 321 inhabitants. It is situated on the banks of the Weever, over which is a stone bridge; and … the Warburtons, was purchased, with the estate, in 1806, on the death of Richard, Lord Penrhyn (who had obtained it in … patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells; impropriator, H. H. Henley, Esq.: the great tithes have been commuted for 139. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… improved by cutting Moreton's Leam. Bishop West spent £200 on a new sluice, which was broken by a sea flood in or before … a 5-foot fall, but the Corporation opposed the scheme on the ground that it would make navigation difficult, filed … some sea-going barges, laden with corn, sailed from the Thames to Peterborough. 50 In 1850, 1851 and 1887 the river …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Oxfordshire: within the county only Oxford, Banbury, and Henley had larger populations. 6 The number of surviving … improved navigability of the river Windrush as far as the Thames, and for more 'settled government' to exclude … at Witney, Caswell, Cogges, and Lew: in 1524 he was taxed on goods worth over 860, a sum unrivalled within the county …
A History of the County of Oxford
… developed rapidly, with some leading clothiers operating on a national or international scale. More general resurgence … 5 New fairs in 1202 and 1231, and regular expenditure on market stalls and selds, suggest active involvement by the … man was conveying wool to a Lombard merchant at London via Henley. 79 Witney woolmen in the early 15th century included …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town stands at an early crossing of the river Windrush, on a limestone cornbrash island formerly lying between two … ranking within the county behind only Oxford, Banbury, and Henley, though some Berkshire towns, notably Abingdon and … some agricultural produce was transported down the river Thames by barge from wharfs at Radcot and elsewhere. Delay in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century. No. 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island site, formerly jettied on the principal faades; the structure is hidden beneath … with the 'wild, staring congregation' he found at Henley, and he repeatedly praised the Witney Methodists as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… or small portmoot met usually around 612 times a year on a Wednesday or Friday, and the two tourns, lawdays, or great portmoots for the borough on a Monday near Hockday and Michaelmas. 24 The pattern was … stocks and in 1897 prompted threats of litigation from the Thames Conservancy. 252 By then the UDC was considering more …