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A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such institutions and their … e.g. Breads's Guide Worthing (1859), 28; ibid. (1865), 32; Royal Guide, 35; cf. E. W. Gilbert, Brighton (1954), 197-9. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's … at the Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in Market Street. 71 A site for a town hall, at …
A History of the County of Sussex
… chapel became the main place of Roman Catholic worship, and in 1864 the church of St. Mary of the Angels and a permanent convent were opened on adjoining sites in … ibid.(1864),209; Bread's Guide Worthing (1865), 15, 83; Royal Guide, 24; Worthing Suru. 229-30. Worthing Surv. 230–2. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities … Inn, later the Marine Hotel, and the Sea House, later the Royal Sea House and afterwards the Royal, Hotel, were in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in average breadth; it includes Leith Hill, and comprises 4176 acres, of which 563 are common or waste. … left to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal Society, of which he was a member, and the author of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The … placed here the Csaromagus of Antoninus. The remains of a royal palace, built by King John in 1211, and which occupied …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (late). Writing box [wrytinge box; writing desks and box; wrighting box] A small BOX for containing WRITING PAPER and other writing requisites such as PENs. Such boxes barely … and types were available (largest first): Imperial, Super ROYAL, ROYAL, Medium, DEMY PAPER, Thick post, Thin post, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the … by the Mercians c. 660. 6 In 1066 it was the centre of a royal multiple estate, probably containing the 7½ berewicks … in 1674 were the way from Wrockwardine to Burcot, the port or common highway from Admaston to Shrewsbury, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is fertile, producing good crops of wheat, barley, and oats. The village is beautifully situated on elevated … was once of considerable importance. It was the head of a royal manor having extensive jurisdiction, and formed part of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was probably identical with the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as … 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked with oaks and underwood. 65 It was within the royal forest of Mount Gilbert or the Wrekin. By c. 1290 …