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The Environs of London
… WOODFORD Etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the … sum of 6720l. from the King, 3500l. of which was for two pendant diamonds, sold to his Majesty in 1630. Dr. Gerard … used for covering roofs and fronts of houses; for making pendant frames for hay-ricks and stacks of corn; and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… part is on Boulder Clay, but along the valley sides bands of clays, limestones and sands outcrop. Prehistoric and Roman b(1) Enclosures (SP 95617725), N.W. of the village, above the valley of Cranford Brook, on … an area of about 50 m. by 50 m. ( BNFAS, 4 (1970), 45). A gold coin found in 'Thrapston Field' probably came from here …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Woodham Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of red brick with limestone …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, Eastern division of the … Ina, kings of Mercia and the West Saxons, in 715. A fine gold coin, bearing on one side the figure of an armed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose … regilded during that of Gamaliel Bobart in 1775. A mayor's gold chain and enamelled badge with the borough arms were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 mile (W.) from … of the Twelve Apostles, worked in embroidery with gold and silver thread enriched with beads. Nearly half a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both sides of the river Frome between 200 ft. and 50 ft. above O.D. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead … from moulded corbels and having a fluted key-block with pendant; the door is of two leaves each with four raised … date, with a round arch and key-block with a pierced pendant. On the second floor is a late 16th-century moulded …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it … down the old church, a most interesting and unique Saxon gold coin was discovered. The living of St. Helen's is a …
History Theses 1901-1970
… I. Cassidy. Belfast Ph.D. 1966. A study in the history of the theory of value, production and distribution from 1650 to 1776. P.D. … London Ph.D. 1956. History of the theory of international gold movements. F.I. Shaffner. Oxford B.Litt. 1928. Systems …