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A History of the County of Stafford
… Burntwood, Edial, and Woodhouses were baptized and buried at Hammerwich chapel. 1 In 1818, encouraged by the formation … of the school seems to have been lax. By 1821 masters had taken to demanding fees of 4 d. a week whenever a pupil was … sent children to St. Joseph's when they failed to win prizes at the other Chasetown school or were asked for fees. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Chad, Lichfield. 2 Held as fee by the 1240s and assessed at 1 hide c. 1255, Pipe remained a member of the bishop's … 48 a. in Burntwood called 'Fulfennes' and a plot recently taken from the waste between Fulfen and the heath. Isabel was … military and civilian patients; part of the asylum was taken over, and new wards were built in the grounds. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… found. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 12, and in the patronage of Mrs. M. Burnaby: the tithes … The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 18. 10., and in the patronage of Charles Porcher, Esq.: … and consists of a farm and some cottages. The North Sea is on the east. Burton BURTON, a chapelry, in the parish …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… the north-east of the parish to 350 ft. in the south-west. At the extreme northeast is the earthwork known as Burrough … The tributary formed part of the western boundary which, at its southern end, followed the road from Burrough to … for the steeplechases on 2 April when the census was taken. 35 These particular races were more likely to have …
A History of the County of Stafford
… along a northsouth ridge between 600 and 700 feet above sea-level; a coal seam runs north-west through this high … and Cobridge on the southern. Sneyd and Sneyd Green lie at the junction of these spurs with the main ridge. The … in 1899 after the Potteries Electric Traction Company had taken over the trams, and lines were opened from Burslem to …
A History of the County of Stafford
… lord of Tunstall manor were to be in no way prejudiced. 8 At the first meeting of the commissioners Joseph Twigg was … of the town hall by 1834. 42 The policing of the area was taken over, probably in 1843, 43 by a body of the new county … freehold. 141 Inclosure of the open fields seems to have taken place during the 17th century. The 'Milnefield' …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N.W. (c) XLV, N.E.) Burton Bradstock is a parish on the sea-coast, 3 m. S.E. of Bridport. The church is the principal … 16th century, but the S. wall has been rebuilt or refaced at a later date. The church was extensively restored in 1897 … and moulded ribs forming panels with foliage-bosses at the intersections, except two which are carved with heads. …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… part of Lonsdale. In 1177 Ranulf de Glanvill accounted at the Exchequer for three years' farm and issues of … 1 the lands of Westmorland and those in Kendal had been taken into the king's hands. At Easter, 1190, the lands in … also entered into the same without licence until they were taken into the king's hands by reason of the trespass. In …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… brook runs through the parish to join the River Sence at Great Glen. The soil consists largely of boulder clay, … north and south, ending to the north in a cul-de-sac at the group of buildings known as Scotland. From here a … xxx. 117. Neither of the lords of the manor seems to have taken the initiative in the inclosure, no doubt because …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and invested with extensive privileges; and its revenue, at the Dissolution, was 356. 16. 3. The remains consist … been greatly damaged in the parliamentary war, it was taken down, and the present edifice, a well-built structure … and from Bushbury hill, 650 feet above the level of the sea, are most extensive and beautiful views, embracing the …