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A History of the County of Stafford
… Trent called Andresey, an Old English name meaning 'Andrew's isle', and to have dwelt there as an anchoress. She … and was the occasion of Burton's fair, authorized by the king in 1200. 11 In the early 13th century it was known as … benches; behind the altar were text panels and the royal arms, and the side windows of the chancel were filled with …
A History of the County of Stafford
… of York, exercised episcopal functions in Mercia, whose king, Wulfhere, gave him land in various places on which he … in the river Trent near the parish church means 'Andrew's isle' and refers to a church there dedicated to St. Andrew, … and had stayed at least one night c. 1583 in a Burton inn kept by one of Paget's servants. 14 Ensnared by …
A History of the County of Stafford
… mainly from the 1860s, with the creation of St. Paul's Square as a prestigious focal point in the earlier 1870s. … St.) 31 Site of Quaker meeting house (Abbey St.) 32 King's Way church, formerly Methodist chapel (Queen St.) 33 … County Court, Station Street, from the south Devonshire Arms, Station Street, from the north-east Park Street Area …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the urban area, starting with a general overview of Burton's history by chronological period, followed by sections on … ft. at Shobnall Grange and c. 165 ft. at the site of Queen's hospital and then more sharply, up to an escarpment marking … Dale brook in Winshill, and Tatenhill brook on Branston's southern boundary. Shobnall brook rises in the south-west …
A History of the County of Stafford
… a manor court which had jurisdiction over the abbey's tenants in Burton itself and in the outlying settlements of … 12 The abbot's powers were extended in 1468 when the king granted him the authority to return writs previously … hangs in the town hall near the mayor's parlour. CIVIC ARMS AND REGALIA The arms on a wafer seal used by the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in 1086, 11 and the abbot still held the manor of the king in free alms in the later 1270s. 12 The abbey was … family. John Blount, a butcher, took a lease of the abbey's grange at Branston in 1431 and was a burgess of Burton … built by a later John Blount, who was evidently the abbot's principal legal adviser in 1493. 4 He was succeeded …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Feld (1473-93) built what was later called the 'abbot's chamber', but its site cannot be identified. 13 There was a … goods in the great hall, dean's hall, great chamber, king's chamber, outer ( utter) hall and chamber, petty … brewer, John Allen Bindley, whose initials and coat-of-arms appear on a fireplace in the kitchen at the south end of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… five chapels; in 1843 the perpetual curate of St. Modwen's complained that the lack of accommodation for the working … congregations employed in the breweries, most of Burton's free churches remained at peace with beer, and the brewers … Christian Fellowship of Swadlincote (Derb.) opened the King's Way church in the former Queensbridge Methodist …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Co. to supply Burton with water from the company's main pipe at Streethay near Lichfield. 17 The company … was forbidden to draw water within 7 miles of St. Modwen's church, evidently in order to protect local supplies for … until 1796. 10 The post office in 1818 was at the George inn in High Street. In 1834 it was at the Three Queens inn in …
A History of the County of Stafford
… religion, come seldom to the church, and that for fashion's sake only, and come not to the communion at all'. 3 His … 11 William Cotton, also a surgeon and probably Robert's son, was listed as a recusant with his wife and sister in … have used first an old malthouse at the back of the Crown inn, High Street, and then a cottage at the back of the Old …