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A History of the County of Essex
… Church Hall manor in the 15th century, handled transfers of holdings and amerced tenants for trespass and nuisances. 26 A three-weekly court baron was held c. 1528. 27 Between 1584 and 1634 a leet … the court baron at about two-yearly intervals; the number of jurors sworn ranged from 2 to 15, but was more often a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… N.E. (b)xxxi. S.E.) Eccleslastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of rubble with limestone … those of King, 17th-century. ConditionGood. Secular b(2). Court Farm, about 80 yards S.W. of the church, is of two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.E., (b)XXVI, S.W.) Wormsley is a small parish 7 m. N.W. of Hereford. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the middle of the parish. The walls are … about 200 yards S.S.W. of the house. ConditionPoor. a(3). Court House Farm, house, 70 yards E. of the church, is of two …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of Wokeing, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles (N. … the parish. A fair for cattle is held on May 12th; and a court takes place annually, under the lord of the manor, at …
A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of Anglian Christianity at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin … Williams was enthroned in the presence of the king and his court. 28 Despite occasional interruption by cannon balls, a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In … 1700 and 1710 agreements were made in the Broadwater court baron for the stocking of the commons, evidently …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the … 18th century, as well as a building said to be a former court-house. 37 There may also have been an inn. 38 There …
A History of the County of Sussex
… public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of Worthing tithing which lay outside the jurisdiction of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at … 37 There were billiard rooms in the town c. 1811. 38 Other inns and hotels which existed in the early 19th century … and survived until the mid 20th century. 39 Eighteen inns or hotels were listed in 1855, and 32 in 1874. 40 Most …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) … established. A mayor is chosen in October, at the manorial court leet, but he has no magisterial authority; and …