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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Worlingham Worlingham. Ulf, a free-man of Gurth, the brother of Harold, held Worlingham at the time of the Survey, and … gave birth to Dr. Thomas Gooch, successively Bishop of Bristol, Norwich, and Ely; Master of Caius College, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Wormingford is a parish of early woodland clearance, 44 and con- siderable arable … from the Middle Ages. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of demesne ploughs increased from 3 to 4, and the men … Colchester. 76 About 1700 Christopher Whichcote, a London merchant, sold land in Wormingford. 77 In 1778 there were …
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. … the court baron at about two-yearly intervals; the number of jurors sworn ranged from 2 to 15, but was more often a … from 1764 to 1837 show boys apprenticed by the parish to a merchant, oyster dredger, cord- wainer, mariner, shipowner, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary … joined by outsiders, notably Miles Stringer, a London tea merchant, 8 William France, upholsterer to the king, who …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the … in 1814. 83 Later services included those to Bath and Bristol c. 1832, and to Bognor c. 1839, 84 but all east-west …
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 … was cultivated by 2 teams, and there was 1 servus and 7 a. of meadow. Six villani and 9 bordars had another team. At the …
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.) … connected with the manufacture. The Gloucester and Bristol railway passes near the town, on the west, where is …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western boundary is mostly with … R. Clinker, Clinker's Reg. of Closed Stations 1830-1977 (Bristol, 1978), 2, 135. Above, Wellington, Communications. …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Y Y Yabbicom, William H., Lower Castle St, Bristol, cm and u (181819). Trading at no. 10 in 1818 and no. … 179199. Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1784 for 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 … freemen rolls] Yardley, George, Noble St, London, freeman merchant tailor, carver and gilder (1753). Employed four …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. division of the … are frequently resorted to by the North Sea fleet, and merchant-vessels are constantly repairing to them for … of which some mines are in operation. The Gloucester and Bristol railway has a station here, 10 miles from the Bristol …