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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wormingford 100. WORMINGFORD. (C.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xviii. N.W. (b)xviii. S.W.) Wormingford is a parish on the right bank of the Stour, 6 m. N.W. of Colchester. The church, …
A History of the County of Essex
… WORMINGFORD THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester … which the parish takes its name (originally Withermund's ford) was probably that over the river Stour by the … is that a crocodile escaped from Richard I's menagerie in the Tower of London and caused much damage in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Wormsley 80 WORMSLEY (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXV, S.E., (b)XXVI, S.W.) Wormsley is a small parish 7 m. N.W. of … of dry sinkings, representing fish-ponds and an irregular bank, perhaps representing the precinct enclosure. There are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 24. 13. 9., and in the gift of Eton College: the … wapentake of Allertonshire, N. riding of York, 3 miles (S. S. W.) fromYarm; containing 143 inhabitants. This … more than 150 of the villagers as subscribers; a savings' bank; and a clothing-fund, A troop of Yeomanry has lately …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Worth Matravers 53 WORTH MATRAVERS (9777) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 97 NE, bSY 98 SE) Worth Matravers, a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It … middle of an irregular earthwork enclosure defined by a bank at most 3 ft. high externally and 1 ft. high internally; …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had led to the accumulation of shingle, and Worthing's former fine, hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly … 87 Those conditions were a principal cause of Worthing's growth as a resort, and afterwards of the expansion of the … more than 53,000 day trippers visited Worthing on August Bank Holiday in 1935. 89 Wealthier visitors meanwhile were …
A History of the County of Sussex
… eastern edge of the former east field on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by … poultry were also kept. 32 Market-gardening. 33 Worthing's climate and fertile brickearth soil helped the development … services also developed. A provident or savings bank established in 1817 was recorded until the 1880s. 11 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Montague streets north-south. 48 Bedford Row and Copping's Row, later Marine Place, south of Warwick Street, were … was built between 1802 and 1805. 57 Further west King's Row and Prospect Place were recorded in 1807, 58 Prospect … by 1806, 61 and four years later contained tradesmen's premises and second-class lodging-houses. The first shops …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) from Wetherby; containing 19 inhabitants. It comprises … the hundred of Wotton, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Dorking; containing, with the chapelry of … and 16 garden-ground. The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, across which is an ancient dam, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from Carlisle; containing 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster … divisions of the county of Worcester, situated on the left bank of the Severn, immediately opposite Bewdley, and …