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A History of the County of Essex
… 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from Manningtree to Sudbury between 1705 and 1709, … century and early 19th heavy goods, like the coal brought for the workhouse in 1832, were imported by river. From the … on the Bures road, recorded as an inn in 1750, was the meeting place of a friendly society between 1794 and 1849. 87 …
A History of the County of Essex
… on Wormingford Hall manor. 25 Courts leet, recorded for Church Hall manor in the 15th century, handled transfers of holdings and amerced tenants for trespass and nuisances. 26 A three-weekly court baron was … was more often a higher number. Inhabitants were presented for obstructing the highway, failing to clean ditches and …
A History of the County of Essex
… in nearby parishes. 1 In 1829 a cottage was licensed for services held once a week for c. 20 people by the minister of the Countess of … no chapel. 4 On census Sunday 1851 Independent Baptists, meeting in a licensed cottage, reported attendances of 23 in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the gift of Eton College: the tithes have been commuted for 1068, and the glebe comprises 76 acres. The church, an … operation, and several quarries of stone of good quality for building. The village is beautifully situated on an … and supported by a single massive pillar with four arches, meeting in a point at the crown. Mr. Benjamin Jesty, said to …
A History of the County of York
… at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the … in 1503. 41 Edward I's Wardrobe Book contains several notices of offerings he made at the feretory, including two … in the month and from 1873 every Sunday. 19 During the meeting of the Church Congress in York in 1866, Duncombe …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… stone and marble. The local stone is generally used for walls and roofs giving the village a picturesque quality … 1100. In the 13th century the chancel was rebuilt, except for parts of the N. wall, and additional lancets were … the W. are remains of the enriched inner jambs of recesses for side altars which flanked the chancel arch in its …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, possibly of Worthing chapel, … the diocese. 90 The rector of Broadwater provided a house for the incumbent by 1853. 91 A vicarage in Ambrose Place had … The Good Shepherd mission room in Gordon Road was licensed for worship in 1908. 93 It had been closed by 1972. 94 The …
A History of the County of Sussex
… alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had land for three plough-teams. The demesne was cultivated by 2 … and most of the 'parkseycorn' dues had been commuted for money payments. 82 Copyhold land held of Worthing manor … Cokeham, and c. 13 a. of Lancing. The copyhold allotments for Worthing manor were small and widely scattered. 88 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Warwick streets. 34 There is some archaeological evidence for a settlement at the south end of High Street between the … seems also to have been scattered settlement further west, for the modern Victoria inn in Montague Street is perhaps … parish between 1801 and 1811, 46 and presumably fully meeting the need for extra accommodation expressed in 1802 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… were held not more than once a year, and sometimes not for three or four years. Thereafter they were held more … was contested, pressure being put on tradesmen to vote for a particular candidate. 98 The commissioners were … appointed in 1803 were a clerk, who was paid for each meeting he attended, a treasurer, and a beadle who was also …