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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is a small parish 6 m. E. of Beaminster. The church and Wraxall Manor are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … on the E. side of the parish. The walls are of local stone and flint rubble with freestone dressings; the roofs are … windows of similar character to those in front. Inside the building, the staircase-hall is entered by a high stone arch …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and … has a glebe of 26 acres. The church is a modern brick building: for many years, divine service was performed in a … and impropriators, the Warden and Fellows of New College, Oxford. The great tithes have been commuted for 2300, and the …
A Dictionary of London
… South out of London Wall, west of Carpenters' Hall (O. and M 1677-Boyle, 1799). Called "Wrestley's Court "in Strype, 1755 and Boyle. Had houses only on the west side, the eastern side … them in 1301 "The Newemeyne" (New Household). The King's Society and The Society of Shipup (Riley Mem. xxj.). Wynges …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (d)li. S.E. (e)lii. S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). … Colchester. The remains consist only of one angle of a building standing about 8 ft. high. ConditionRuinous. Secular …
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 western boundary is mostly … 19th centuries Admaston Spa was a centre for local genteel society, and in 1851 the locality was known for its …
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 … here maybe traced some foundations of an ancient stone building, supposed to have been a bridge. The Roman … is entitled to two exhibitions to Christ-Church College, Oxford, founded by Mr. Careswell, who instituted others in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 km. to … Ball's coppice. In the earlier 19th century there was some building in the north part of the township around the … small groups of houses have the style of a freehold land society estate. More cramped terraces were erected east 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 … deal of timber was sold to the Coalbrookdale Co. for the building of the Horsehay ironworks in 1754. 69 The woodland …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Methodist Sunday school, started in 1823, had 177 pupils, and a Wesleyan one had 326. 79 In 1828 Thomas Davies kept … 280 children aged 7-13 were still without instruction, 81 and in 1831 a National school opened, albeit with only 109 … 368 16 and by 1911 the school was overcrowded. 17 The building, extensively repaired in 1921, was condemned in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… List of illustrations LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, and until 1884 the civil parish, of Wrockwardine. In spite of … Co. It opened in 1873 but by 1879 a smaller, eight-bed building in Albion Street had been provided. An ambulance …