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A History of the County of Shropshire
… led to its seizure by Parliamentarian troops in 1645-6. 94 Most of the rest of the parish lies on boulder clay or sand … to goods in 1967. 51 There was a halt north of Bratton. 52 Most of the first recorded inns or public houses in the … by 1851. 56 There was an alehouse at Charlton in 1613. 57 Most of the public houses open in 1982 dated from the earlier …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from which its modern name is obviously derived. By most writers it is identified with the Uriconium of … meadow and pasture; part of it is mountain, from which the most extensive views are obtained. The river Wyre or Wyer …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Middle Coal Measures, lying close to the surface across most of the southern half of the township, were intensively … few good quality artisans' dwellings in Wrockwardine Wood; most buildings were small and poorly constructed. They were, … council and private housing estates in the 1960s and 1970s most of the township's inhabitants were employed in the local …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… By the early 18th century smallholdings probably occupied most of the northern half of the township. Yeomen, colliers, … district council and private developers in the 1970s took most of the remaining agricultural land. Mill. Between 1818 … the Middle Coal Measures that lay near the surface over most of the southern half of the township. 78 In 1767 the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Methodist minister became chairman. 83 At first a most disorderly board 84 torn by sectarian strife, 85 it …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… he sold his third interest in the rest of the manor. Most of the rights formerly Saville's were owned by the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… averaged £376. 82 In 1838, at commutation, the vicar owned most of the hay, clover, and rye-grass tithes, all small …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the Weald Moors in 1582 soon resulted in the inclosure of most of the remaining moorland between Wrockwardine and … loss of commons may have stimulated open-field inclosure, most of which took place in the 17th century. Nevertheless … inventories 82 showed the Wrockwardine farmers among the most prosperous in the area. In 1650, when some engrossment …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… relief, including 200 men completely unemployed. As ever, most of the poor lived in Wrockwardine Wood, the industrial …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… plaster quoins. During 20th-century restorations most of the rendering was removed and the brickwork renewed. …