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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Dodworth is held annually by the steward, and a court of petty-sessions every Wednesday by the magistrates of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Carnarvon, and, in the summer months, Dublin. The harbour is accessible, at low water, to vessels of four … Brithdir Hall; and Rhiwbank, or Lower Vaenor. The petty sessions for the lower division of the hundred are held …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… in old French), and therefore signifying the court of such petty chapmen as resort to fairs or markets. 'It is a court …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, who hold a petty-session every fortnight; and constables and other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… having concurrent jurisdiction. The latter hold a petty-session here for the division, on the first and third …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is pleasantly situated on the sea-shore, having a small harbour; several vessels are employed in conveying lobsters, …
Old and New London
… state, and behind its stone ramparts maintained their petty sovereignty. This castle took its name from Ralph … old Prerogative Court, the old Consistory Court, the old harbour for delegates, chancellors, vicars-general, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… A fair is held on the third Tuesday in July; and there are petty-sessions on the first Monday in every month. The living … parish. A court of quartersessions is held for the county; petty-sessions are held for the district every Saturday, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a suite of assembly-rooms, and apartments for holding petty-sessions. Several extensive wool-staplers carry on … village is delightfully situated on the shore of Langston harbour, and commands splendid views: there are some fine … scythe-stones, and whetstones of superior quality. Petty-sessions are held occasionally. The living, of which …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the natural channel of the river Avon into a floating-harbour, and also from its situation on the main road from … obtained an act for constructing a pier and improving the harbour. Edward Colston bequeathed land, producing about 500 …