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A History of the County of Sussex
… 70 The south part consists of rolling chalk downland often over 500 ft. high, dissected by dry valleys, one of which … at only 1 7 s. 2 d., indicating a predominance of arable over pasture, though a sheep population of between 1,000 and … estates dominated the parish, those of Charles Goring (over 1,100 a.), Sir H. D. Goring of Highden (329 a.), the …
Analytical index to the series of records known as the Remembrancia
… with the Common Council, he recommended it should stand over for the present. The City were in treaty with Frederick … or abuses occasioned by the erection of buildings, &c., over the same; to cut off all unauthorized branches, and to … at the expense of the owners of the buildings erected over them. 2nd March, 1633. VII. 111. Petition of the Mayor, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… pattern or finish; achieved by rolling a heavy weight over the fabrics. It was an old process, but innovators …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… share, worth 10 marks at its origin and c. 1725, rose to over £17 following a lawsuit c. 1780, £22 in 1879, and over £46 in 1970. Destined under the Chancery decree of 1729 … other year, and had risen to £32 by 1858, when it provided over 50 tons of coal annually. In 1879 120 families received …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 32 a. of arable and 3 1/2; a. of meadow, with lordship over seven tenants. 93The church was assessed at 10 marks c. … receiving 100 marks compensation. 6A similar dispute over the small tithes was concluded in 1295 by an award made … catechized in the summer, and claimed 20 communicants and over 300 churchgoers. 62The three vicars between 1745 and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… men of Stretham, whose own claims extended into Beach Fen, over all the fen south of the Ouse. 23 The lords of Denny … among four sons. 74 In 1617 only two copyholders possessed over 15 a., 40 a. together, while seven others with 5-10 a. … or no land could support themselves through their rights over the extensive common pastures and fens, listed in 1340 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… National schools, to which the parish charity contributed over £60 a year by the 1860s, had 130 pupils in 1854. 89The … children attended the day school, about half boys, but few over 10. Working boys were catered for by winter night …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1797. The 1766 Act met with some opposition at Waterbeach, over 70 commoners dissenting. 7Under those Acts the … and to 584 by 1951. The building of 20 a year on average over the next 20 years and of c. 330 in the 1970s raised the … a chancel of three bays, possibly square-ended. The tower over the crossing was only partly built, but there are north …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… reduced in the late 1820s to c. £380, it rose again to over £500 by the mid 1830s. 54In 1833 £250 was spent on … payments to the sick, widows, and children, slightly over £40 on occasional relief; only £30 went to paupers …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at a nominal rent 58and in 1281 released his lordship over it, so that she could hold immediately of the Crown for … manor was occupied by the sheriff and royal keepers for over five years from 1308. 81 About 1315 the king permitted … Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford (d. 1322), to take it over. The earl then proposed to give Denny by exchange to …