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A History of the County of Sussex
… of the triangle and facing north-west is a 17th-century house 3 (now two or three tenements) with the lower story of … north on the same side is a reconditioned house, 'Smuggler's Cottage', with a rough-casted east front and timber-framed … Richard FitzAlan. 15 He was a minor in ward to King Edward, who in 1283 gave the custody of the late …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Westbury 218. WESTBURY. (O.S. 6 in. xii. N.E.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. … of N. arcade, small, with chamfered ogee head, 14th or 15th-century, basin destroyed. Plate: includes cup and … (2). The Vicarage, 40 yards N.E. of the church, is a house of two storeys and an attic, built of stone rubble, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… bread for the poor; 15 it was bringing in a rent of £2 2 s. 6 d. in 1737. A gift of £10 by Joseph Bayse for bread for … of which, excepting what was needed to keep his family's monuments in the church in repair, were to be given to the … Wilkinson, Westbury Char. 16-17. Char. Com. Reg.; Kelly's Dir. Glos. (1919), 340. Ex inf. the vicar. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… advowson of the rectory was evidently included in Henry II's grant of Westbury manor to Roger de Mynors. 69 After the … agreed that Isabel, Elizabeth, and Basile, and their heirs or assigns, should present in turn. In practice, however, … 94 £206 in 1809, 95 and £296 in 1856. 96 The vicarage house, south of Court Farm in Westbury village, is apparently …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and one servus were recorded on the demesne of the Crown's large estate at Westbury; the remainder of the estate … fields at 2 sheep for each acre owned, and 3 sheep for a house. 88 Common in the fields in which the Boseley tenants … been granted to Farleigh Priory. 41 Lampreys taken in the king's weirs of Rodley were mentioned in 1233. 42 In the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… whole was used for the charity school. 90 A parish school-house was mentioned in 1667, 91 but in 1683 the proceeds of John Young's charity were retained by a descendant in the absence of a … was built in Westbury village. In 1866 the school's average attendance was 78, with an income mainly from …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in 1717, 20 and Adsett Grove; another called Phillips's Grove, which was cut down after 1839, gave its name to … the Westbury manor tithings had been afforested only by King John, and by another that the Rodley manor tithings also … had been built there by 1100, 41 and an ancient manor-house stood close by. 42 Although it was the parish centre …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for Burghill manor in 1303, 24 and for Robert de Sapy's portion of Westbury manor in 1337, 25 but no court rolls … as many as 10 were apprenticed each year. 46 The church house on the west side of the churchyard was divided into … Law Com. 2nd Rep. p. 524. Glos. R.O., P 354/CW 2/2. Kelly's Dir. Glos. (1889), 933. The workhouse was demolished in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of a large but scattered Crown estate which owed one night's farm; before 1086 outlying parts, totalling 25 hides, in … Henry de Mynors 66 was licensed to make a park next to his house at Westbury in 1200. 67 Henry was dead by 1217; a … 97 they still held it in 1261, 98 but it reverted to the king on or before Simon's death. In 1266 the king granted the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… belonged to it. 74 The Quakers registered a meeting-house at Elton in 1690, 75 and acquired a burial ground there … for use as a shop, and the lecture hall was a hairdresser's shop in 1969. 83 The chapel at Adsett, a Gothic stone … Hockaday Abs. cccxc. Ibid. 1838; H.O. 129/334/2/2/2. Kelly's Dir. Glos. (1885), 613. Ibid. (1889), 933. Ibid. (1897), …