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A History of the County of Hampshire
… has possibly been moved since its first erection. The hole for the ancient oak bolt may be seen in the jamb. On the … windows, and the string course at the side of the dormers for the roof which come down between them remain and are … keeper of the king's birds in the same close, 4 s. for wheat for feeding the doves, and 2 s. for sand to be put in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the coast and served by ancient roads, was predestined for the haunt of custom, quickened later by all the demands … hill of Winchester.' Henry I extended the fair-time for a further five days in exchange for lands taken from the bishopric. Stephen 1 granted six …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… consisted in the substitution of blinding and castration for the more usual punishment of the gallows, since none 'de … were occasionally punished by minor mutilation, as for example the loss of an ear. 9 The proceedings customary at Winchester for the landlord's recovery of the land when rent was in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the king's demesne in the time of Edward the Confessor, 'for the king wished to have thence the full amount that King … sixty-three had been evicted by the Conqueror to make room for the 'king's house' or palace 15; the remaining … a was to be customary, 20 marks of silver blanched for the farm of the 'Chepemanesela,' 20 13 s. of the 80 due …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in Battersea. 4 The work at the castle was advanced enough for its use as a royal residence before the end of the 11th … of the Witan 6 and the king and his court were there for Christmas of the same year. 7 In 1097 accident brought the king and court to Windsor for Easter. William, sailing from Normandy, had intended to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Sir Robert Hildyard. The celebrated Andrew Marvel, M.P. for Hull in the time of Charles II., was born here, March … with an embattled tower. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. The poor have 82 … the soil is a strong clay, producing excellent crops of wheat. Considerable seams of coal are found in both …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… pastures. A building, in the Doric style, was erected for literary purposes, in 1847, at a cost of 3000: it … century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were seven mills in the … Wisbech is now one of the principal places of export for wheat in the kingdom. The chief imports are wine, deals, and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… containing Parson Drove (q.v.), has been separated both for civil and ecclesiastical purposes, and the hamlet of … later ( c. 1210-12) William de Longchamp held 400 acres for 2 marks of the Prior of Ely. 7 This is probably the … held in 1344 by Sir John de Shardelow of the prior of Ely for 13 s. 4 d. yearly, 13 for the next definite mention is in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… they are absolutely continuous, so that it is impossible for a stranger to tell where one ends and the other begins. … 4 it conveyed passengers until 1928, and is still used for goods traffic. It forms an unusual feature in the landscape, and running for much of its course along the high road, is to some extent …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of the banks of a watercourse or sea beach as were used for a regular landing-place for men or goods. Staithes were quite common in East Anglia, … Tyd', which constantly recurs, might perhaps account for the appearance of the initial 'S' in Stith, which is a …