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A History of the County of Oxford
… it in 1827 the corporation refused to contribute. 41 The bridge at the Old Woodstock end of the causeway was accepted … representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. … begun in 1705. Thereafter many townsmen depended directly or indirectly on the palace and estate. Tourism became …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … to that farm ceased to be of direct concern to the Crown or to its officers. The borough's independence may then have … in 1634 when the chamberlains were ordered to repair the bridge in Hollow Way and in 1828 when the corporation was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… North Porch and the South Aisle and arcade were added or rebuilt. Drawings dated 1864 of the N. and S. sides of the … N. end of six doubletransomed lights, show that it was, or then became, a house of some pretension. It was acquired … on dwarf walls which thus cleared the intrados of the bridge behind; of these only part of the S. respond of the S. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… thence, with the exception of the meadow north of Mickla Bridge and a small piece of land at Cone Pill the boundary … houses on the Gloucester-Chepstow road are of late-19th- or 20th-century date. At Gumstalls, where in 1969 there stood … houses at Plusterwine and Brookend date from the late 18th or early 19th century, although Possession House was recorded …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … 13 The road crossed the Withy Pill rhyne by Quaking bridge. 14 Other routes run east - west between Cossington … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area …
A History of the County of Sussex
… plan was H-shaped and dating from the 16th century or possibly earlier. About 1700 the walls were largely … eastwards. In the 19th century the east range was built, or rebuilt, and the internal courtyard was closed in and … later masonry with brick dressings and modern windows. The bridge over the Rother, south of the church, is of 15th- or …
The Environs of London
… is) for the use of the poor 4. Manor. Manor of Woolwich, or Southall in Woolwich. The whole of this parish has been … this is to be considered as the estate here described, or as that manerial right which now attaches to the manor of … the manor of Woolwich belonged to Sabina de Windlesore, or Windfor 9. Sir John Pulteney became possessed of it before …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… The walls of the old building are generally of rubble or chalk, rendered in cement or rough-cast; the dressings are of Reigate stone and the … Eltham Palace, hall, houses in various tenures, walls, bridge and moat, 550 yards S.S.W. of Eltham parish church. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. … wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, the proceeds to be distributed yearly at … the sea, across which is a narrow causeway called Wootton bridge, upwards of 900 feet in length, on the road from Ryde …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Record Cards). They may have been from either this parish or Hardingstone. A coin of Constantine I (AD 30637) was … The villa was later further extended, perhaps in the 3rd or 4th century, to cover an area of 26 m. by 17.5 m. with the … probably Saxon or medieval, was found near Wootton West Bridge (SP 757560) in 1937 (NM; NDC R57). A 12th-century …