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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage of the Subdean of Wells, valued in the king's books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted … containing 491 inhabitants. The parish comprises 684 a. 17 p., and the navigable river Kennet flows through it. The … acres. The living is a donative, in the patronage of G. C. Loftus, Esq.; net income, 35. The church was rebuilt in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wool 52 WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish … settlement, Woodstreet, is now represented by a farm of c. 1600; it is situated in a small valley on Reading Beds in … part of the S. respond of the S. opening now remains (Fig. p. 418); it has three squat attached shafts with moulded …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to teach nine poor boys, 1 and the Clayton charity of 40 s. a year was paid regularly to a master in the years before a National school was founded at Gumstalls c. 1818. 2 The National school was supported from … charity, and the rent was from Church Acre: see above, p. 117, and below. Educ. Enquiry Abstract, 332. G.D.R. vol. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of water before the main supply was piped to the fields c. 1955. 12 Between the hills and the Gloucester-Chepstow … size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … Bk. 311 a. were transferred. Census, 1931; Glos. R.O., CL/P 94/2. Census, 1891; O.S. Area Bk. Tidenham (1881). For …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… with the Methodists in 1932, remained well attended until c. 1939, but apart from a fortnightly Sunday school still … cement-rendered, with a small bellcot. 97 The minister's residence is attached. There is a burial ground, and … the Revd. J. D. Monger, the minister; see plate facing p. 113. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … the White Lion, 21 the name it retained until it closed c. 1913. 22 It stood in the centre of the village, and was … who was succeeded by his grandson Henry Ayshford (d. s.p. c. 1662). 1 Arthur Ayshford (d. 1670), cousin and heir to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woolley 99. WOOLLEY (B.d.). (O.S. 6 in. XVII N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The Church is the principal monument. … Nave, North and South Transepts and Aisles were built c. 1300. Towards the end of the 14th century the N. transept …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. 1 r. 17 p.; it is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of … the king's books at 8. 16. 1.; net income, 157; patron, J. C. Neild, Esq. The present church, a handsome edifice in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … in 1823. It is situated on the upper road to Henwick, &c, and is in the Norman style. The expense of its erection … side. St. Martin's parish comprises 1392 a. 1 r. 35 p., of which 383 acres are arable, 725 meadow and pasture, 93 …