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A History of the County of Somerset
… Blue Boar 22 which closed between 1931 and 1939. 23 Worthy's Royal hotel, later the Royal Wessex hotel, opened in the … inn was recorded as a beerhouse in 1861 26 and a baker's shop had a beerhouse attached, probably at Abbas Combe, … by 1901. 29 By 1924 there was a reading room and young men's institute which appears to have closed in 1948. 30 The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Horethorne, E. division of Somerset, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Wincanton, on the road to Blandford; … are quarried. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 9. 9. 4., and in the gift of the Rev. Thomas Fox: … This parish, which is situated on the shore of Barnstaple bay, is distinguished for a memorable victory over the Danes, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL AND S.W. ESSEX. ACCREDITED TO A DATE ANTERIOR TO 1714, arranged … shown in solid black.) 1. ABBESS RODING. (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xlii. N.W. (b)xlii. N.E. (c)xlii. S.W.) Abbess … not in situ, of three and a half double bays, each sub-bay with cinque-foiled, sub-cusped and traceried head, rail …
A History of the County of Essex
… at 10 marks in about 1254, 1291, and 1428 and a £14 10 s. in 1535. 56 Tithes were commuted n: 843 for £455; there … which forms the entrance to the chancel, and an extra half bay at the south end. The upper panels have four-centred … The plated paten was probably bought after an archdeacon's visitation of about 1816 when the church was ordered to …
A History of the County of Essex
… 'and he who held this land was only the man of Geoffrey's predecessor, and had no power to put this land in … abbey in 1539. 37 In 1291 the manor was valued at £8 17 s. 38 In April 1540 Abbess Roding was granted by Henry VIII … Cromwell. 39 In November of the same year, after Cromwell's disgrace and execution, the stewardship of the manor was …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… to the grange of the monastery, in revenge for the friar's treachery, and was proceeding to burn the abbey itself, … the north-east by Llanano, and on the west by St. Harmon's. It is intersected by the road from Kington to Aberystwith. … strongholds in the mountains, or take shipping in the fine bay which is at no great distance from the village. It was at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… portions shown in solid black.) 1 ABBEY DORE (B.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXVIII, S.E., (b)XXXVIII, S.W., (c)XLIV, N.E., (d)XLIV, N.W., … of the 13th century, the presbytery was extended one bay farther eastward, the N. and S. walls of the former E. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of Lesmahago, Upper ward of the county of Lanark, 6 miles (S. W.) from Lanark; containing, with Turfholm, 881 inhabitants. This village, formerly called Macute's-Green, derives its present name from its vicinity to the … a few yards of it. At Society, in the parish, is a small bay, where some vessels with coal land their cargoes on the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… TO 1700, arranged by Parishes. 1. ABBOTS LANGLEY. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxxix. N.W. (b)xxxix. S.W.) Roman 1 a(1). Dwelling House, about 200 yards N.W. of King's Langley railway station, was found about 1825. ConditionNo …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… shown in solid black.) 1. ABBOTS RIPTON (C.d.). (O.S. 6 in. (a)XIII S.E., (b)XIV S.W., (c)XVIII N.W.) Abbots Ripton is a parish and village 4 …