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A History of the County of York
… heart of the English kingdom of Deira. The first recorded king of Deira has left little more than the name of Ælle ( c. … was to have its centre at York. When the time was ripe the Bishop of York, like Augustine in the southern province … he spent several days talking about literature with his old pupil who was to be the master of Æthelberht and Alcuin. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Waldron, who also presented himself. In 1872 Waldron's daughter Margaret presented Henry Sadleir, who in 1873 … present clergy of the Church of Ireland nominated by the bishop of Cashel. 64 The trustees had withdrawn by 1984 when … church of ST. MICHAEL stands at the north-east end of the old village. It is built of limestone rubble with ashlar …
A History of the County of Oxford
… indicate that much of the parish has been arable. Begbroke's commons were inclosed c. 1595 by mutual agreement of the … parish, allegedly for conversion to pasture, and Chetwode's successor Sir William Spencer, a prominent and … is from the early 13th century, when the manor was in the king's hands: wheat, barley, and maslin were mentioned, and 6 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a parish house at the south-west end of St. Michael's Lane, adorned with a stone tablet inscribed 'Begbroke … for the mistress. 33 In 1858, following Mrs. Parker's death, the school moved back to the old schoolhouse, which was enlarged in 1860. 34 Attendances …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hill, 12 but the Saxon village of Begbroke ('Becca's brook') 13 was built c. mile to the northwest. Its … one of the largest increases in the area. 21 The old village lies west of the OxfordWoodstock road and is … 37 Although there are a few modern houses in the old village the wide and busy main road to some extent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (d. 1071), and after the rebellion in 1075 of William's son Roger it was granted by the Crown to Walter de Lacy and … his father-in-law William de Braose in rebellion against King John. The Lacy lands escheated once more to the Crown, … in 1812 by Thomas Robinson (d. 1848), partner in the Old Bank, Oxford. 75 The bulk of Elizabeth Taylor's estate, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… as in the earliest quotation given in the OED, 'A wig that's full, An empty skull, A box of burgamot'. OED online … them. It is a kind of fine MUSLIN, constantly mentioned in old trading-lists and narratives, and apparently much used to … Culpeper (1792). Bettisons royal true blue [bettison's royal true blue] It was a proprietary brand of blue for use …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Belchamp Otton 6. BELCHAMP OTTON. (E.a.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)v. S.E. (b)vi. S.W. (c)xi. N.E.) Belchamp Otton is a small … 16th-century; 3rd by Henry Pleasant, 1695. Bell-frame, old. Communion Rails: with moulded rail and twisted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Belchamp St. Paul's 7. BELCHAMP ST. PAUL'S. (E.a.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)v. N.E. (b)v. … two standards with elaborately carved figures of a seated king (see Plate, p. xxxiii) and a monk, late 15th or early … and cambered tie-beam which has curved braces; the king-post has a fillet on each face and struts supporting the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Belchamp Walter 8. BELCHAMP WALTER. (F.a.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)vi. S.W. (b)xii. N.E. (c) xii. N.W.) Belchamp … the eastern is of one round-headed light, only partly old and of uncertain date; the western window is a … and hollow-chamfered tie-beams, with curved braces, one king-post with four-way struts, and one with a single strut …