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A History of the County of Sussex
… chiefly in separately owned farms, some kept in hand, but more let to tenants. Only two farms outside the Burrell … then over 200 a.; several farmers, however, held two or more farms. 11 The parish remained under the domination of … holdings were over 300 a., while 39 were less than 50 a.; more than three times as much land was then rented as was in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… house and clumps of trees further off, and with one or more pieces of water, later at least used as fishponds, to the southwest. 19 There were more young oaks than old ones in 1791, 20 and in the later …
The Environs of London
… longynge to it caullyd Burgestede, in Estsex, a mile or more from Billerica. Thes monks remainid at Burgstede untyll … of her monies unbequeathed, which amounted to 300l. more in the same stock. Various Benefactions. Date. Donors … of these lands, but a bridge called Chaners-bridge. See more particulars relating to it from ancient records, in vol. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the value of the manor, and the population. West Ham had more mills in 1086 than any other place in Essex. In the …
A History of the County of Essex
… by an assistant commissioner who reported in favour of 'more popular and less ecclesiastical' control. Under the …
A History of the County of Essex
… The old box-seats were replaced by modern pews providing more free sittings. There were other alterations designed to … (1834), both of which became parish churches in 1844. Two more new parishes were formed in 1852: Christ Church, … and some 28 others. After the First World War three more parishes were formed. During the Second World War most …
A History of the County of Essex
… example, 30 per cent of the houses in the parish had 5 or more hearths, compared with only 17 per cent in Ongar … Of the four wards Stratford contained 45 houses with 5 or more hearths (25 per cent of the total there), Plaistow 43 … report. 92 A writer in c. 1740 stated that there were more than 60 public houses in West Ham. 93 In the later 18th …
A History of the County of Essex
… were admitted to be of a very low standard, some no more than nurseries. Nor does the report make any allowance … Catholic, and 1 undenominational elementary schools. Three more elementary schools, started by the school board, were … their original names by 1939. Between 1918 and 1939 three more special schools (one a replacement) and 2 nursery …
A History of the County of Essex
… locksmiths, starchmakers, and lime-burners. 44 Lime became more important in the 18th century, when it was required by … completed, before or after 1910, a life of 20 years or more in West Ham. Many were probably small, but some, such as … with the North Woolwich branch (1847) prepared the way for more rapid development. The carriage works of the Eastern …
A History of the County of Essex
… Ham until it was occluded in the later 19th century. 6 More than half the land in the parish, in the south and west, … the 19th century West Ham remained largely rural, though more populous than its Essex neighbours. In 1327, 101 persons … reported in 1722, no doubt with exaggeration, that it had more than doubled in size during the previous 20 or 30 years. …