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Two London Chronicles from the Collections of John Stow
… whiche had not ben many yeres before. 11 Vpon Tewesdaye or Wednysdaye y e v. of Decembar, y e parlyament was … & made, for y e brydge y t before was ther was cutt downe or he cam: & then he marchyd to London wardes a bowght xij. … pardon to all y e rest of theyr lyves: and aftar a day or two syr Henry Isley w t dyvers othar were brought vnto y e …
Alumni Oxonienses
… died M.P. for Guildford in 1645), and also as a son or grandson of Sir Thomas Abbot, of Easington, Yorks, Knight, … 1708, aged 17; B.A. 1712, M.A. 1715. Abington, Edward (or Habington) B.A. 4 Feb., 1573-4, of Exeter Coll. Abington, … Essex, 1663, rector St. Michael Royal, Paternoster Row, London, 1662, rector Chadwell, Essex, 1670. See Foster's …
A History of the County of Somerset
… on Charlton Horethorne and Stowell is divided by a valley or combe running east to west now occupied by a stream and … the parish in 1860 and a station, later known as the Upper or Top station, was opened west of the main street. In 1878 … Soc. xvi. 31. I. Wilson, The Turin Shroud (1979), 207-9, pl. between pp. 184-5. Proc. Som. Arch. Soc. xliii. 224. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLAND. Abbas-Combe, or Temple-Combe (St. Mary) ABBAS-COMBE, or Temple-Combe ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of … 81 inhabitants. Henry VIII. granted the whole of the manor or lordship to Thomas and Francis Sheldon, whose family …
A History of the County of Essex
… of the area known before the Norman Conquest as Roding or Rodings. After the Conquest this area was divided into … which takes its name from them. There are few trees or hedges in the area, which makes the landscape seem rather … south-east of old Rookwood Hall. It is a two-story cottage row standing at right angles to the road and containing two …
A History of the County of Essex
… Gamaliel Capel. 50 About 1700 the last Gamaliel Capel sold or mortgaged Abbess Roding to John Howland of Streatham. 51 … is timber-framed and plastered and was probably rebuilt or much altered in the late 17th or early 18th century. The sash windows were added about 100 …
A History of the County of Essex
… for all ratepayers, each to pay 6 d. whether he attended or not. The parish clerk had an income of £2 a year from a … perhaps originally each represented a separate township or vill and subsequently the manors of Abbess Roding and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… The area is 7000 acres, of which part is common or waste: the land is chiefly in pasture, and the scenery, … the vicar of Wrexham receives a rentcharge of 14 s. Aber, or Aber-Gwyngregyn ABER, or ABER-GWYNGREGYN, a parish, in the … one of the most important seats of the iron trade, with a prospect of ultimately becoming a second Merthyr. According …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… which is 936 feet above the sea, commands an extensive prospect, combining much interesting scenery, especially … contains upwards of 300 volumes. Abercrombie ABERCROMBIE, or St. Monan's, a parish, in the district of St. Andrew's, … of the locality. In the direction of the river, the prospect is terminated by the Ochil hills; and towards the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… standing on corbels carved with grotesque figures or heads of men and beasts, the bust of a man with toothache, … site was bought by Sir Giles Strangways in 1543, who built or adapted a house out of part of the monastic buildings. … distance to the W. in 1871 and the line is marked by a row of loose architectural fragments in the existing …