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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… 1. Whitehall. Passes for Frances la Lussiere, with Peter and Mary her children, to go to Holland; for John Bonnet and his wife, Catherine and John her children, Peter Bonet, … paying a chief rent of 10 l. to Major Deane; Patrick Lea's lands in Portlester, Skreen Barony, co. Meath; Edward …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a discharged vicarage, united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in the decorated and later styles, and consists of a nave and chancel, … which is clay. The Grand Junction railway passes through. Lea Hall here, was for a considerable period the residence of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Churches and Protestant nonconformity CHURCHES Leland's assertion that … precludes an accurate description of their architecture and appearance. It is possible, however, to identify, … in 1844, at the instigation and expense of Lord Herbert of Lea and his mother, the Countess of Pembroke, the church of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Chalk, which is overlaid by extensive areas of gravels and sands in its higher parts, especially in the S. on … in the parish, Martinstown in the centre, Ashton in the E. and Rew (not recorded as such until 1283, but probably much … is probably of the 18th century. a(11) Cottage, Linden Lea (160 yds. S.E.), of the 18th century, was formerly two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The … the working population, by far the largest single group, 2 and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's … some long-lasting businesses. Among them were Staples and Lea (later Leigh and Jackson), established on High Street …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a … the wealthy clothier Walter Jones left 10 for its 'repair and amending' so that 'children may there be taught', … use. 4 About 1571 the churchwardens glazed its windows, 5 and small bequests for its upkeep were made in the early 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … within their estates, including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to … 1860s the works were leased to the local ironmonger Samuel Lea, allegedly prompting complaints about falling quality and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … William Pritchett, the ironmonger Samuel Lea, and the grocer W. H. Tarrant, together with other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey, together with several granges … Wye the parish is bounded by a range of limestone hills, and towards the Severn by a rich vale of red marl; it is … cut out of the natural sandstone. Among the seats, is Lea Castle, a noble mansion surrounded by 550 acres of land …