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A History of the County of Stafford
… The limestone hill in the centre of the town, on which St. Matthew's Church stands at 491 ft., rises to 511 ft. at the … Mr. K. F. Brown; and Mr. L. Harper, churchwarden of St. Matthew's, and others named in footnotes. Thanks are also due …
A History of the County of Stafford
… at least 1763. 35 Despite the reduction in the size of St. Matthew's parish from the 19th century four wardens continue … pain of a fine. William Persehouse stated in 1733 that Matthew Stubbs, the town clerk, was lazy and obstructive and … were foot-stocks at the bottom of the steps up to St. Matthew's in the earlier 19th century. 16 Stocks stood in …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in trust to meet half the repairs of the chancel of St. Matthew's. 75 The tithes from the rest of the foreign had … who sold it in 1706 to Jonas Slaney. It was later owned by Matthew Stubbs, whose descendants held it in the early 1750s. … to [Si]mon Burrowes and Joanna Goodall in S. aisle of St. Matthew's Church. W.S.L., S. MS. 417/Walsall, no. 1820; …
A History of the County of Stafford
… a public garden. By the mid 1850s too the graveyard at St. Matthew's was full and that at St. Peter's was waterlogged. 9 … century. At one time it was kept in the west porch of St. Matthew's, but by the 1790s an engine-house had been built … bdle. 323. L.J.R.O., B/A/27(i), pp. 419-21. Docs. at St. Matthew's, Vestry Mins. 1681-1793, p.217; Churchwardens' …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 50 It may thus have originated in festivities at the St. Matthew's day fair, but it coincided with the Michaelmas fair … Willmore, Transcript of First Reg. Bk. of Par. Ch. of St. Matthew, Walsall, 1570-1649 (Walsall, 1890), 196. Walsall Red … 5 & 6 Wm. IV, c. 59. Willmore, First Reg. of Ch. of St. Matthew, 31; Walsall Records, 8 (2nd nos.). W.S.L. 896/36; …
A History of the County of Stafford
… borough has been described as a cross with its head at St. Matthew's Church, its shaft continuing along High Street, … Street and New Street over the top of the hill to St. Matthew's. 68 Hall (or Haw) Lane ran from Digbeth to Dudley … was subsequently some development on the hill-top by St. Matthew's. Temple Street was built through to New Street in …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Kaylli, rector of Rollesby. On the 14th of November 1408, Matthew de Horsey, admitted prior, presented by the King. …