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A History of the County of Oxford
… A well on the west side of the town, known as St. Stephen's Well, may have been regarded as a holy well. 18 The town … of the area probably followed soon after Birinus's mission to Wessex in 634 and the foundation of his see at … the town expanded after the establishment of a suburb at Newland in the mid 13th century. The plagues of the 14th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was closely linked with the administration of the bishop's estate, of which Banbury was the centre. By 1279 the … houses were built and let. In 1773 ruinous houses in Newland were granted to a builder in return for erecting two … stool, mentioned in 15545; the stocks were originally in Newland, but were later in front of the gaol or under the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… held in chief and during vacancies Banbury was in the king's hands. 4 The periods when the estate was under royal … 12003, and 120613. 5 It was perhaps because the bishop's estate was from time to time in the king's hand that in … in 1321 there was a reference to the abbot's manerium, in Newland, which was presumably the administrative centre of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… one of the administrative centres of the Bishop of Lincoln's large north Oxfordshire estate, but in Domesday Book there … taken place probably in the mid 13th century. The name Newland, first recorded in 1285, 20 applied to the modern Broad Street and is still preserved in the name Newland Road. By 1441 there were 52 tenements there, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… grant of their own excise. In 1746, the Duke of Cumberland's troops, on their march to Culloden, passed through the … of neap and spring tides. A patent slip, on Morton's principle, has been constructed in the harbour. … a council-chamber, a court-room for the sheriff's court, offices for the chamberlain and sheriff clerks, and …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… The village was probably a Scandinavian settlement, 'Barne's farm'; it was not until the late 13th century that Barmby … 12 The Roman road from Brough formed part of Barmby's southern boundary before it entered the parish near the … in exchange for property at Duggleby, and 200 a. in Newland and Field House farms. 91 The school sold the three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Batcombe 4 BATCOMBE (D.c.) (O.S. 6 in. ( a)XXI, S.E. ( b)XXII, S.W.) Batcombe is a small parish 7 m. N.E. of Beaminster. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Stannington, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 6 miles (S. by E.) from Morpeth. The name, which has been variously … Bennetland, the farm of Green Oak, one of the three Newland farms. The village is small and scattered, and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Robinson, conveyed in 1653 the former manor house, Bishop's or Bonner's Hall, and 93 a. surrounding it between the Hackney border … closes known in the 14th century as Combfield and Newland but was mentioned by name c. 1439. 70 Described in …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… Sir Nicholas. Morrice Humphry, Esq. Mostyn Sir Roger. Newland William, Esq. Nicholas Edward, Esq. Norris Edward, …