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A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the manor of Bisley. 18 In 1309 Tibbald de Verdun's portion of the manor included 50 a. of arable, ½ a. of … 10 ploughs, and another 23 men owing a total rent of 44 s. and two sesters of honey; 11 burgages in Gloucester owned … Mill on a site that came to be bounded on the south by the canal and on the north by the Stroud-Cirencester road; 35 its …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the Inferior Oolite which is overlaid by a band of fuller's earth, while the high ground is formed by the Great Oolite, … estate at Woodchester, 15 and there was woodland worth 20 s. on Bisley manor in 1086. 16 In 1575 280 a. of woodland … in the early 13th century. 54 The Thames and Severn canal, opened fully in 1789 and abandoned finally in 1933, 55 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Marlborough, whose successors also rented Christ Church's estate, and thus became effective lords of the whole … held of William FitzOsbern, earl of Hereford. 3 FitzOsbern's right was not mentioned later, and the overlordship descended with d'Ivri's lands presumably to Reynold of St Valery (d. 1163), passing …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Coleridge, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S. divisions of Devon, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Dartmouth; … The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 15. 8. 9.; net income, 122; patron, Sir H. P. … about 35,000lb. of yarn weekly. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes the town, and affords communication with the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Chaigley 2,015. A detached part of Aighton called Lennox's Farm was in 1883 transferred to Dutton, within which … as narrated below. To the ancient 'fifteenth' 38 s. was contributed, when the hundred in all paid 37 1 s. 7 d., 9 and to the county lay a proportionate sum. The …
Old and New London
… EscapesQueen Elizabeth at Lord Herbert's MarriageOld Blackfriars BridgeJohnson and MylneLaying of … Phillips and his WorksPainters in BlackfriarsThe King's Printing Office Printing House SquareThe Times and its HistoryWalter's EnterpriseWar with the DispatchThe gigantic Swindling …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Cumberland ward, E. division of Cumberland, 2 miles (S.) from Carlisle; containing 315 inhabitants. The manor was … E. division of the county of Cumberland, 2 miles (S.) from the city of Carlisle; containing 181 inhabitants. … grass land: the soil is a strong clay. The Ellesmere canal passes through the township. Crabwall Hall, is a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arable land. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 16. 10. 7.; net income, 752; patron, C. Chaplin, … of Hallaton, union of Uppingham, hundred of Gartree, S. division of the county of Leicester, 7 miles (N. E.) from … It is bordered on the south-west by the Oxford canal; and contains quarries of stone well adapted for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Tilleman Bobart. 64 Several early plans, one by Wise's assistant Charles Bridgeman in 1709, show the achievement … placed further south. 69 The idea that the avenue's design represents the disposition of opposing armies at the … by unfelled forest trees in 1719; a plan to build a canal down its centre was probably abandoned. 75 The 'double' …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward below Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 8 miles (S. W.) from Wigton; containing 224 inhabitants. A … the hundred of Tanbridge, E. division of Surrey, 21 miles (S.) from London; comprising 5370 acres, whereof 220 are … of Grafton, who is lord of the manor. The Grand Junction canal, entering the parish by means of a tunnel from the …